GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAMS

GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Technique: STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAMS 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 Ditches, dams, and other drainage systems were used to collect rainwater and water from other sources in order to carry out processes vital to human life.  Images Deepening TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique STONE AND OTHER MATERIALS DAMS Icon Cathegory C - Water management Identification code C8 Local applications of the technique Success stories Innovative technologies and solutions RELATED TECHNIQUES Author: Ipogea Other authors: Reference: www.ipogea.org