Search results for 'water mills'

ISBN: 9780415279598
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Part ethnographic, part archaeological, with a bit of history thrown in, this study looks at the changing relationship between herders and their animals in the Andes, both past and present. The author's research work among the Aymara herding co... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896466433
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
Not surprisingly, the management of water was crucial in the settlement history of the Middle East, with increasingly sophisticated methods of collection and storage developing over the millennia. This volume presents 37 papers, the proceedings... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788086124520
Published by : Brepols
Proceedings from the Jean-Marie Pesez conference on medieval rural archaeology 27th September - 2nd October 2003, Lyon/Villard-Sallet, Region Rhone-Alpes. The majority of the papers are in French, 9 in English, 8 in German. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780715634301
Published by : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd.
References to Dionysus in popular culture focus on the god as the incarnation of wild and decadent behaviour, by which humans are intrigued and appalled. The god as he is portrayed in Euripides' Bacchae is, however, more complex, paradoxically ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004146495
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
This book is the most comprehensive empirical study to date of the social and technical aspects of milling during the ancient and medieval periods. Drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies, the book examines the chr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841718736
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume is the product of a Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference session (held at Lampeter, Wales, in December 2003) entitled Mentalités and Identities in Motion. The session centred on the role of past ways of thinking, feeling a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780719063985
Published by : Manchester University Press
Noah's Flood is one of the most popular and enduring stories from the Bible, and flood myths still exist in many cultures today. This book presents the first comprehensive examination of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the Anglo-Saxon ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841719139
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Derives from a symposium held at the University of Wales, Lampeter, in April 1998. The 24 papers cover a wide range of archaeological and ethnographical interests. Papers in English and Spanish. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789038209883
Published by : Uitgeverij Verloren
The authors in this Jaarboek voor Ecologische Geschiedenis focus on water management in the Low Countries from 1000 - 1800, looking at the interaction between society and the environment. Papers are in English. .... Learn More