Author: Arthur Wellesley ParsonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Athens (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Klepsydra and the Paved Court of the Pythion
Author: Arthur Wellesley ParsonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Athens (Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Ancient Water Technologies
Author: L. MaysPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9048186323
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today’s world, as well as a source of conflict. This fascinating book, which sets out many of the ingenious methods by which ancient societies gathered, transported and stored water, is a timely publication as overextraction and profligacy threaten the existence of aquifers and watercourses that have supplied our needs for millennia. It provides an overview of the water technologies developed by a number of ancient civilizations, from those of Mesopotamia and the Indus valley to later societies such as the Mycenaeans, Minoans, Persians, and the ancient Egyptians. Of course, no book on ancient water technologies would be complete without discussing the engineering feats of the Romans and Greeks, yet as well as covering these key civilizations, it also examines how ancient American societies from the Hohokams to the Mayans and Incas husbanded their water supplies. This unusually wide-ranging text could offer today’s parched world some solutions to the impending crisis in our water supply. "This book provides valuable insights into the water technologies developed in ancient civilizations which are the underpinning of modern achievements in water engineering and management practices. It is the best proof that "the past is the key for the future." Andreas N. Angelakis, Hellenic Water Supply and Sewerage Systems Association, Greece "This book makes a fundamental contribution to what will become the most important challenge of our civilization facing the global crisis: the problem of water. Ancient Water Technologies provides a complete panorama of how ancient societies confronted themselves with the management of water. The role of this volume is to provide, for the first time on this issue, an extensive historical and scientific reconstruction and an indication of how traditional knowledge may be employed to ensure a sustainable future for all." Pietro Laureano, UNESCO expert for ecosystems at risk, Director of IPOGEA-Institute of Traditional Knowledge, Italy
The Antiquities of Athens
Author: StuartKnowledge Networks and Craft Traditions in the Ancient World
Author: Katharina Rebay-SalisburyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135014442
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This edited volume investigates knowledge networks based on materials and associated technologies in Prehistoric Europe and the Classical Mediterranean. It emphasises the significance of material objects to the construction, maintenance, and collapse of networks of various forms – which are central to explanations of cultural contact and change. Focusing on the materiality of objects and on the way in which materials are used adds a multidimensional quality to networks. The properties, functions, and styles of different materials are intrinsically linked to the way in which knowledge flows and technologies are transmitted. Transmission of technologies from one craft to another is one of the main drivers of innovation, whilst sharing knowledge is enabled and limited by the extent of associated social networks in place. Archaeological research has often been limited to studying objects made of one particular material in depth, be it lithic materials, ceramics, textiles, glass, metal, wood or others. The knowledge flow and transfer between crafts that deal with different materials have often been overlooked. This book takes a fresh approach to the reconstruction of knowledge networks by integrating two or more craft traditions in each of its chapters. The authors, well-known experts and early career researchers, provide concise case studies that cover a wide range of materials. The scope of the book extends from networks of craft traditions to implications for society in a wider sense: materials, objects, and the technologies used to make and distribute them are interwoven with social meaning. People make objects, but objects make people – the materiality of objects shapes our understanding of the world and our place within it. In this book, objects are treated as clues to social networks of different sorts that can be contrasted and compared, both spatially and diachronically.
Plato, and the Other Companions of Sokrates
Author: George GroteThe Monuments of the Acropolis
Author: Maria S. BrouskarēPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acropolis (Athens, Greece)
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A Grammar of Contemporary Polish
Author: Oscar E. SwanPublisher: Slavica Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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The Young Picasso
Author: Robert J. BoardinghamPublisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Dist. by St. Martin's Press, Exhibition catalog.
Alexander the Great in Greek and Roman Art
Author: Margarete BieberWeimar Cinema
Author: Noah William IsenbergPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231130554
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
In this comprehensive companion to Weimar cinema, chapters address the technological advancements of each film, their production and place within the larger history of German cinema, the style of the director, the actors and the rise of the German star, and the critical reception of the film.