Water engineering and management in the early Bronze Age civilizations

Viollet, Pierre-Louis

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“…The Romans did not add to science like the Greeks: however, they contributed tremendously to the advancement of engineering. They also invented new technologies such as the Roman concrete (opus caementitium) which allowed the construction of long canals, very large bridges and long tunnels in soft rock [10]. The Greeks lacked the technology of the Roman concrete which was needed for the mega projects.…”

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A very brief history of hydraulic technology during antiquity

Mays

2008

Environ Fluid Mech

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Hydraulic technology began during antiquity long before the great works of such investigators such as Leonardo da Vinci ). The history of hydraulic technology even began long before Archimedes (287-212 BC). It is amazing to see what was accomplished in the application of hydraulic technology during antiquity, millenniums before the development of the concepts of conservation of mass, energy, and momentum used in present-day hydraulic design. The first developments of hydraulic technology occurred with the development of irrigation for agriculture, followed by the development of urban centers. A brief history is given of the development of hydraulic technology during antiquity.

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“…Romans were more pragmatic than their Greek predecessors in the manner that they planned and constructed the water supply systems [10]. They built what can be called mega water supply systems including many magnificent structures.…”

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A very brief history of hydraulic technology during antiquity

Mays

2008

Environ Fluid Mech

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The Gutian Invasion in the Middle East as a Possible Anthropogenic Trigger Factor in the Development of the 4.2 ky Event

Szczęsny¹

2019

OJE

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It is commonly accepted that the current global warming is caused by humans, especially by anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide. It is justifiably considered to be one of the biggest threats for life on the planet and human civilization. However, since millennia humans have been changing the climate locally and globally. Especially after the development of agriculture and animal husbandry people have been progressively increasing the albedo of the planet. The cooling of the climate that took place since the Neolithic Revolution and lasted until the onset of the Industrial Revolution corresponds better with the growth of human population than with any other factor. The current global warming threatens with drought, hunger, migrations and inundation of coastal areas. However, throughout the human history, it was the cooling that was related to drought and hunger. The cooling and drought that occurred about 4.2 thousand years ago (the 4.2 ky event) were the most severe. It resulted in the collapse of all Neolithic civilizations. Its reason is still not explained. This paper presents a hypothesis how people could unwillingly cause change in monsoons' strength and direction as well as global climate catastrophe that occurred 4.2 thousand years ago.

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Water engineering and management in the early Bronze Age civilizations

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A very brief history of hydraulic technology during antiquity

A very brief history of hydraulic technology during antiquity

The Gutian Invasion in the Middle East as a Possible Anthropogenic Trigger Factor in the Development of the 4.2 ky Event

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