The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira
The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira

Author: Philip P. Betancourt

Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1623030005

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Excavations at the Bronze Age seaport on Pseira Island uncovered the remains of sophisticated water retention systems that included the addition of retaining walls to prevent erosion, massive dams with associated reservoirs, and small check-dams to ravines that reached over one hundred meters in length in order to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Agriculture was one of the cornerstones of the Bronze Age Cretan economy, and it is no surprise that the ancient inhabitants of the island went to great lengths to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Despite the application of traditional archaeological survey methods, the full extent of the water management systems was not understood fully as the island's rugged topography prevented intensive and thorough survey of many places. The use of a differential Global Positioning System (dGPS) unit provided the opportunity to take a fresh look at the evidence for water management on the island. The results of this study contribute substantial amounts of new information on the little known subject of Minoan water conservation and control.

Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete
Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete

Author: Ellen Adams

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 110719752X

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A comprehensive account of the Palaces, control networks and spatial dynamics of Neopalatial Crete, the floruit of the Minoan civilization.

Water Supply and Water Scarcity
Water Supply and Water Scarcity

Author: Vasileios A. Tzanakakis

Publisher: MDPI

Published: 2020-11-04

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 3039433067

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This Book includes selected papers that has been published in the Water journal Special Issue (SI) on Water Supply and Water Scarcity. Moreover, an overview of the SI is included. The papers selected for publication in the SI include review and research papers on water history, on water management issues under water scarcity regimes, on rainwater harvesting, on water quality and degradation, and on climatic variability impacts on water resources. Overall, the issue identify and highlight the main challenges in water sector, and particularly in management and protection of water resources and in use of alternative (non-conventional) water resources, especially in areas with demographic change and climate vulnerability in order to achieve sustainable and secure water supply. Furthermore, general guidelines and possible solutions for an improved and sophisticated water management system are proposed and discussed, such as the adoption of advanced technological solutions and practices that improve water-use efficiency and the use of alternative water resources, to address the growing environmental and health issues and to reduce the emerging conflicts among water users.

New Directions and Paradigms for the Study of Greek Architecture
New Directions and Paradigms for the Study of Greek Architecture

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 900441665X

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New Directions and Paradigms for the Study of Greek Architecture comprises 20 chapters by nearly three dozen scholars who describe recent discoveries, new theoretical frameworks, and applications of cutting-edge techniques in their architectural research. The contributions are united by several broad themes that represent the current directions of study in the field, i.e.: the organization and techniques used by ancient Greek builders and designers; the use and life history of Greek monuments over time; the communication of ancient monuments with their intended audiences together with their reception by later viewers; the mining of large sets of architectural data for socio-economic inference; and the recreation and simulation of audio-visual experiences of ancient monuments and sites by means of digital technologies.

Pseira IX
Pseira IX

Author: Philip P. Betancourt

Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press

Published: 2005-06-30

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1623030994

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Richard B. Seager excavated the Minoan town and cemetery at Pseira in 1906-1907, but the work was not fully published. The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under the direction of Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the island. The results of the survey on the small island off the northeast coast of Crete are published in two volumes. Pseira VIII presents the results from the corollary studies that accompany the surface survey. Pseira IX presents the results from the intensive surface survey.

Kleronomia
Kleronomia

Author: Jerolyn E. Morrison

Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press

Published: 2022-12-31

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1623034337

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The 27 papers in this volume harken to the themes that Jeffrey Soles has influenced during his illustrious career in Aegean Bronze Age archaeology: ancestry, burial customs, religion, trade, jewelry, the development of the Minoan settlement of Mochlos in eastern Crete, and the rise and fall of the Minoan civilization.

South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros
South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros

Author: Emilia Oddo

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published: 2022-09-29

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1803271310

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Contributions investigate the settlement patterns, maritime connectivity, and material culture of the southeast of Crete in a diachronic fashion, in an attempt to define it as a region and trace its history. Papers focus primarily on the archaeology of the sites along the coastal strip spanning between the Myrtos Valley and Kato Zakros.