Water technology in ancient Mesopotamia

Ancient Water Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 29-51

  Tamburrino, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 84885733780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8632-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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