GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAM

STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAM

GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE

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Technique:STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAM DEFINITION CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION AND DIFFUSION Early humans particiapted in water harvesting.  GENERAL CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION AND DIFFUSION The embankment and the areas for water harvesting were built since the first hominids. Hunter-gatherers from the Australian district of Southwestern Victoria carried out a complex netowrk of ditches and embankments crossing a six-hectare area bordering on the mountain slopes on one side and the lands subject to flooding on the other side. It consists of a network of channels conveying water from the mountains, drainage systems, regulating moisture levels in humid areas and a huge maze-like network of ditches, understood to have been a trap for eels.  ADVANTAGES AND SUSTAINABILITY TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAM Icon Cathegory C - Water management Identification code C8 Local applications of the technique Success stories Innovative technologies and solutions RELATED TECHNIQUES Author: Ipogea Reference: www.ipogea.org DeepeningDownload PDF