History of Water Cisterns: Legacies and Lessons
The use of water cisterns has been traced back to the Neolithic Age; this paper thus presents a brief historical development of water cisterns worldwide over the last 5500 years. This paper is not an exhaustive presentation of all that is known today about water cisterns, but rather provides some ch...
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| description | The use of water cisterns has been traced back to the Neolithic Age; this paper thus presents a brief historical development of water cisterns worldwide over the last 5500 years. This paper is not an exhaustive presentation of all that is known today about water cisterns, but rather provides some characteristic examples of cistern technology in a chronological manner extending from prehistoric times to the present. The examples of water cistern technologies and management practices given in this paper may have some importance for water resource sustainability for the present and future. Cisterns have been used to store both rainfall runoff water and aqueduct water originating in springs and streams for the purpose of meeting water needs through seasonal variations. Cisterns have ranged in construction from simple clay pots to large underground structures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cefb14e7d3634f60b0da563ba8d382f82022-12-22T03:30:27ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412013-11-01541916194010.3390/w5041916w5041916History of Water Cisterns: Legacies and LessonsLarry Mays0George P. Antoniou1Andreas N. Angelakis2School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5306, USADepartment of Architecture, University of Patra, Patra 26504, GreeceInstitute of Iraklion, National Foundation for Agricultural Research (N.AG.RE.F.), Iraklion 71307, GreeceThe use of water cisterns has been traced back to the Neolithic Age; this paper thus presents a brief historical development of water cisterns worldwide over the last 5500 years. This paper is not an exhaustive presentation of all that is known today about water cisterns, but rather provides some characteristic examples of cistern technology in a chronological manner extending from prehistoric times to the present. The examples of water cistern technologies and management practices given in this paper may have some importance for water resource sustainability for the present and future. Cisterns have been used to store both rainfall runoff water and aqueduct water originating in springs and streams for the purpose of meeting water needs through seasonal variations. Cisterns have ranged in construction from simple clay pots to large underground structures.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/4/1916ancient civilizationsByzantine periodClassical periodHellenistic periodMayaMinoan CreteRoman periodOttomansVenetian periodXochicalco |
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| topic | ancient civilizations Byzantine period Classical period Hellenistic period Maya Minoan Crete Roman period Ottomans Venetian period Xochicalco |
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