The ethnoarchaeology of qanāt systems: a comparative study of water-sharing practices in the old world
| Autor: | Julien Charbonnier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age (CEPAM), Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (... - 2019) (UNS), COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA) |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Engineering [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Water flow Geography Planning and Development 0507 social and economic geography 01 natural sciences Environmental planning ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology Ethnoarchaeology Middle East Qanat business.industry Abandonment (legal) 05 social sciences Social environment Vernacular [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology 15. Life on land Genealogy Social system business 050703 geography |
| Zdroj: | Water History Water History, Springer, 2018, 10 (1), pp.53-71. ⟨10.1007/s12685-017-0196-z⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1877-7244 1877-7236 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12685-017-0196-z |
| Popis: | Sharing the water flow from qanāts is important for many communities past and present and can often involve complex water-share systems. Studying and comparing historical sources and vernacular practices can help us to understand how this has and still is accomplished. Did the technical requirements of qanāts result in similar water management methods in different regions and at different times? Can modern practices of water management help to understand ancient practices and their evolution? Water sharing in many regions is done from memory without the help of archives; can we understand the historical trajectory of these sharing systems by studying textual documents relating to water management in ancient literate societies? Comparing the social systems of irrigation associated with qanāts, in North Africa and the Middle East, could be a significant step forward toward understanding the social context(s) for the digging and maintenance of qanāts. It would also contribute towards an understanding of the evolutionary path of qanāt systems and the social reasons behind their development or abandonment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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