Del 131 - Archaeopress Roman Archaeology

Ancient Water Supply and Management Systems in the Western Mediterranean

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Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvMaría del Mar Castro García,Jesús Acero Pérez,Davide Gangale Risoleo,Catarina Felício,Maria del Mar Castro Garcia,Jesus Acero Perez

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Ancient Water Supply and Management Systems in the Western Mediterranean brings together a wide range of approaches dealing with the connection between settlements and water from the Iron Age to the Late Antique period. It focuses on different infrastructures built to collect and control water from various sources: groundwater, rainwater and surface water. Vital to both human survival and a plethora of crafts and social activities, ensuring a steady supply of quality water was paramount to any settlement in Antiquity. Conversely, an excess of water also entailed drawbacks and, eventually, dangers, leading to the creation of drainage systems. Some of these systems were designed at the same time as the settlements themselves, whilst others are the result of needs that evolved over time. Collectively, these structures aimed to harness naturally occurring waters and greatly transformed the landscape. The contributions that make up this volume, coming from Portugal, Spain, France and Italy, include spatial and territorial studies, and site and question-specific case studies aiming at a broader understanding of the transformative effect and relationship these settlements had with this natural resource. The features under investigation include urban water distribution and drainage systems, aqueducts, wells, cisterns and dams, alongside broader considerations on religious and operational dimensions of these infrastructures.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-12-11
Mått203 x 276 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieDel 131 i Archaeopress Roman Archaeology
Antal sidor226
FörlagArchaeopress
ISBN9781805830924

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María del Mar Castro García, PhD at the University of Cádiz, is a Ramón y Cajal postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Granada. Her research interests include Roman water management, landscape archaeology, GIS analysis, and remote sensing.Jesús Acero Pérez, PhD in History at the University of Extremadura, has been a postdoctoral researcher, first at the Centre for Archaeology of the University of Lisbon (UNIARQ) and, since 2021, at the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology of the University of Seville. His scientific interests focus on urban planning, architecture, hydraulic engineering and waste management in Roman and Late Antiquity.Davide Gangale Risoleo is an archaeological officer for the Ministry of Culture, working in the ABAP Superintendency for the provinces of Catanzaro and Crotone. He holds a PhD in Ancient Sciences and Archaeology from the University of Pisa and has been a research fellow at the University of Calabria. His research interests focus on the tradition of ancient topographical studies, with particular emphasis on the analysis of the relationship between water and urbanism.Catarina Felício, Archaeologist and Pre-Doctoral Researcher at CHAM - Centre for the Humanities/NOVA FCSH, works on Roman Architecture and Construction, focusing mainly on bath buildings, hydraulic architecture and sanitation.

Introduction. Water Management in Roman Times: Continuity and Variability in Archaeological Studies – María del Mar Castro GarcíaWater Usage at Mirobriga (Castelo Velho de Santiago do Cacém, Portugal). An Overview of the Structures of Water Supply and Distribution – Catarina FelícioWater Management in Calduba (Sierra Aznar, Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz): A Terraced System for the Recreation of a Locus Amoenus? – Isabel Rondán-Sevilla, José Antonio Calvillo Ardila and Lázaro G. Lagóstena BarriosErogationes in the San Lázaro Aqueduct, Mérida? The ‘House of the Amphitheatre’ Example – Macarena Bustamante-Álvarez, Elena H. Sánchez López and Ana M. Bejarano OsorioMonumental Fountains with Staircases at the End of the Iron Age in Southern Gaul – Sandrine Agusta-Boularot, Marc Bouiron, Grégory Vacassy and Ghislain VincentWater Management in a Roman Settlement at the Foot of the Alps: The Waterworks of Augusta Taurinorum – Davide Gangale Risoleo and Stefania RattoWater and the City of Veii: A Link between Mythology, Religion, Archaeology, and History – Ugo FuscoThe Underground Structures of the Theatre in Ostia: A Preliminary Study on the Sewerage System – Katerina GottardoThe Villa Under the Lakes. Water Management of Nero’s Villa in Subiaco, Rome – Fabiana TozziLate Antique Transformations in Water Provision, Management and Distribution in the Thermal Bath Archaeological Park of Baiae (Bacoli, Naples) – Gioconda Di LucaAnalysing the Water Supply to Roman Artisanal and Commercial Facilities: Pompeii as a Case Study – Elena H. Sánchez LópezRainwater Collection and Storage in the Pompeian House: Slaves at Work – Gemma JansenAbellinum and its Water Distribution System: New Evidence for a Wider Comprehension of the Hydraulic Infrastructures – Marina Covolan and Daniela Musmeci‘Domesticating Water’: Some Conclusions on Water Infrastructure in the Ancient World – Jesús Acero Pérez