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050	0	0	_aDF221.C8, _bB563 2012
090			_aDF221.C8, B563 2012
100	1		_aBetancourt, Philip P., _d1936- _98119
245	1	4	_aThe dams and water management systems of Minoan Pseira / _cPhilip P. Betancourt.
260			_aPhiladelphia : _bINSTAP Academic Press ; _c2012.
300			_axvii, 91 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 76-87) and index.
505			_a1. Introduction -- 2. The Pseiran Agricultural Crisis in the Middle of the Second Millennium B.C. -- 3. The Pseiran Water Management Systems -- 4. Comments and Discussion – 5. Appendix: Geological Setting for the Dams of Pseira, by Floyd W. McCoy.
520			_aExcavations 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.
650		0	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zGreece _zPseria Island. _936903
650		0	_aBronze age _zGreece _zPseria Island. _936904
650		0	_aWater-supply engineering _zGreece _zPseria Island. _936905
650		0	_aIrrigation engineering _zGreece _zPseria Island. _936906
650		0	_aArchitecture, Minoan _zGreece _zPseira Island. _936907
651		0	_aPseira (Extinct city) _936908
651		0	_aPseira Island (Greece) _xAntiquities. _936909
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