Underground aqueducts represent a valuable documentation of the skill and engineering techniques of the ancient communities; at the same time they are among the main works that testify the efforts by man to manage the territory, and to develop urban civilizations. Since 2003 the Italian Speleological Society has started a nationwide project entirely dedicated to ancient underground aqueducts: “The Map of Ancient Aqueducts of Italy” has allowed so far to collect information on more than 140 aqueducts. In many cases, due to the mostly underground development, these works have been preserved intact for millennia. Following such an activity, a bibliographic analysis was started about underground aqueducts in the world, also aimed at attracting the interest of other scholars in different parts of the world about this topic.
Underground aqueducts: a first preliminary bibliography around the world
PARISE, Mario
2012-01-01
Abstract
Underground aqueducts represent a valuable documentation of the skill and engineering techniques of the ancient communities; at the same time they are among the main works that testify the efforts by man to manage the territory, and to develop urban civilizations. Since 2003 the Italian Speleological Society has started a nationwide project entirely dedicated to ancient underground aqueducts: “The Map of Ancient Aqueducts of Italy” has allowed so far to collect information on more than 140 aqueducts. In many cases, due to the mostly underground development, these works have been preserved intact for millennia. Following such an activity, a bibliographic analysis was started about underground aqueducts in the world, also aimed at attracting the interest of other scholars in different parts of the world about this topic.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
