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Archaeologies of water in the Roman Near East

63 BC-AD 636

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63 BC-AD 636

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Gorgias Press, Gorgias Press, LLC
Language
English

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Subjects
Social life and customs, History, Water-supply, Roman Antiquities, Water use, Water, Civilization, Management, Technological innovations, Water and civilization, Water-supply, middle east, Middle east, antiquities, Middle east, civilization, Middle east, social life and customs
Places
Middle East
Times
To 622, To 1500

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Archaeologies of water in the Roman Near East: 63 BC-AD 636
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Table of Contents

The introduction and uses of new water technologies
River-fed irrigation
Aquifer-fed irrigation
Floodwater farming
Well and cistern-fed garden cultivation
Spring-fed irrigation
Teleilat al-anab
Water and the economy
Watermills
Tanning, dyeing, and fulling
Fishponds (vivaria)
The rural-urban divide
The rural economy in the late Roman period
Urban productivity and industry in the late Roman period
Attitudes towards water as a resource in the Roman Near East
Dams
Urban water storage
Aqueduct-fed storage
Nymphaea
Bathhouses
The use of water in domestic contexts : status and display
Water, hygiene, cleanliness, and purity
Water and pagan religion in the Roman and late Roman Near East
Gods with a watery element to their character
Cosmological associations of watery locations : sacred springs, rivers, lakes, pools, and wells
Watery themes in religious iconography
Cult of Atargatis
Maioumas and other festivals
Votive deposition, oracles, and divination
Water, healing, and purification
Conclusions.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Piscataway, NJ
Series
Gorgias dissertations in Near Eastern studies -- 54

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333.910093/409015
Library of Congress
DS56 .K27 2010, DS56 .K27 2013, DS56.K27 2010

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p. cm.

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OL24494762M
ISBN 13
9781611434217
LCCN
2010035597
OCLC/WorldCat
660132891

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