The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira

by Philip P. Betancourt and Floyd B McCoy

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931534667
• ISBN13: 9781931534666
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"