Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management Under Harsh Conditions: Ancient and Modern Lessons From Yemen

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2015-09-21

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Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security Studies

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Her current field research focuses on the history of water technology in medieval Yemen, where she investigates technical innovations in hydraulic engineering and strategies for water management that allowed people to live under harsh environmental conditions. Part of this project involves a study of the methods of astronomical timekeeping used for allocating water, during both day and night.

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Yemen, water management, astronomical timekeeping

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/77921

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