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Licht am Ende des Tunnels: Planung und Trassierung im antiken Tunnelbau

by Klaus Grewe

A superbly illustrated study of tunnels and tunneling in the Classical World- developped from the author's previous work on aqueducts. The qanats of the Near East lead to the tunnels dug as aqueducts on Near Eastern sites and in the Greek and Roman world; these are reviewed in detail, as are tunnels built for other purposes: drainage, flood relief, roads and warfare. Discusses technological prblems, and surveying and planning. 218p, 149 col, 152 b/w figs (Zaberns Bildbände 1998)

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