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Examines the many ways water has contributed to power structures in the past, with insights for contemporary water management.Water, an essential resource in all cultures, is at the heart of human power structures. Utilizing a diverse range of theoretical perspectives, the contributors to Water and Power in Past Societies provide a broad introduction to the archaeology of water-related power structures. The studies herein explore the long history of water politics in human society, offering new insights into the power structures and inequalities surrounding irrigation systems, the collection of rainwater as a component of ancient industrial production, and sea water as a facilitator of communication, trade, and aggression. In addition to examining the role of different types of water in creating power relationships, the volume presents case studies from a variety of climatic regions, ranging from the very dry to the tropical. This geographical breadth facilitates cross-cultural comparison, making Water and Power in Past Societies an essential resource for instructors and students of the archaeology of water. Finally, in addition to reaching conclusions with significant implications for archaeologists and anthropologists, the volume has real contemporary relevance, often drawing explicit parallels with issues of current and future water management.
Emily Holt is Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Illustrations1. Water and Power in Past Societies: An IntroductionEmily Holt Part I. Productive Power and the Ecological History of Waterscapes2. The Political Ecology of Chinampa Landscapes in the Basin of MexicoChristopher T. Morehart 3. Irrigation and Social Organization: A Longue Durée Perspective from the Jordan ValleyEva Kaptijn4. Water Management by Mobile Pastoralists in the Middle EastEmily Hammer5. Water and Workshops: Inequality among Mining Sites in Ancient Laurion (Greece)Kim Van Liefferinge Part II. Waterscapes, Power Plays, and Display6. From Elite Villas to Public Spaces: The First Decorative Fountains in Ancient RomeBrenda Longfellow 7. From Urban Oasis to Desert Hinterland: The Decline of Petra’s Water System. The Case of the Petra Garden and Pool ComplexLeigh-Ann Bedal8. Spatial Archaeology, Hydrology, and the Historical Dynamics of Water in Ancient Southern Arabia (Yemen and Oman)Michael J. Harrower Part III. Coastal Water9. The Sea and Bronze Age Transformations Christopher Prescott, Anette Sand-Eriksen, and Knut Ivar Austvoll10. Southeast Asian Maritime Power, Seventeenth-Century Spice Wars, and Tiworo’s Neglected FortificationsJennifer L. Gaynor11. The Power of Coastal Resources: Assessing Maritime Economic Opportunity in the Roman MediterraneanJustin LeidwangerPart IV. Water Archaeology: Pasts, Presents, Futures12. Rivers as Material Infrastructure: A Legacy from the Past to the FutureMatt Edgeworth 13. Geologies of Belonging: The Political Ecology of Water in Central AnatoliaÖmür Harmanşah 14. Some Perspectives on the Frequency of Significant, Historically Forcing Drought and Subsistence Crises in Anatolia and RegionSturt W. Manning15. A Framework for Facing the PastVernon L. ScarboroughContributorsIndex
