The Mycenaean drainage works of north Kopais, Greece: A new project incorporating surface surveys, geophysical research and excavation

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 710-718

  Kountouri, E ^a   Petrochilos, N ^a   Liaros, N ^a   Oikonomou, V ^a   Koutsoyiannis, D ^b   Mamassis, N ^b   Zarkadoulas, N ^b   Vott A ^c   Hadler, H ^c   Henning, P ^c   Willershauser T ^c  

^a Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs Culture and Sports   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drainage systems; Hydraulic works; Kopais; Mycenaean civilization

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; LAND RECLAMATION; SEWAGE; SURVEYS;

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES; HYDRAULIC WORKS; INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT; KOPAIS; MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATION; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TECHNICAL WORK;

DRAINAGE;

BRONZE AGE; CIVILIZATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; EXCAVATION; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LAND RECLAMATION; PREHISTORIC;

ANTIQUITY; ARCHEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; GREECE; KOPAIS LAKE; LAKE; LAND USE; MYCENAEAN HYDRAULICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER SUPPLY;

BOEOTIA; CENTRAL GREECE; COPAIS; GREECE;

EID: 84995489223     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.110     Document Type: Article

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