LOCAL APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE ROOFED CISTERNS 11

LOCAL APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Technique: ROOFED CISTERNS Local name: Matera and the Murge Plateau Site: Matera and the Murge Plateau Location Click the globe to see the techinique on Google Map Continent: Europe Country: Italy Site: Matera and the Murge Plateau Coordinates: Lat: 40.66 Long: 16.60 Description of the local variant of the technique Typical of this area, roofed cisterns are still used in many farms making up a considerable water resource. Generally built at the bottom of a light watershed, they filter and collect micro flows and humidity from the subsoil. They often have important cubic capacity, reaching the capacity of even 1000 mc of water.  Survival prospects Preserved and functional  Images From the sloping roof that emerges from the ground, water can be drawn and poured in communicating tanks for watering livestock. The water collects from microleakages in the subsoil of the underground chamber. Deepening TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique ROOFED CISTERNS Icon Cathegory C - Water management Identification code C2b Other Local applications of the technique RELATED TECHNIQUES C11 HUMIDITY CONDENSATION TECHNIQUES C10 HYDROGENESIS AND HIDDEN PRECAPTATION C6 INTEGRATED USE OF WATER CATCHMENT, HARVESTING AND DISTRIBUTION E7b MONUMENTS, COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTIONS AND SYMBOLIC ARCHITECTURE E8g STONE STRUCTURES Author: IPOGEA, www.ipogea.org Other authors: Reference: