ANCIENT WATER WORKS IN ANATOLIA

Ozis U., ARISOY Y., ALKAN A., ÖZDEMİR Y.

3rd WSEAS International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Tourism (CUHT 10), Corfu, Greece, 22 - 24 July 2010, pp.63-71 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
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  • City: Corfu
  • Country: Greece
  • Page Numbers: pp.63-71
  • Keywords: Cultural heritage, Ancient water works, Aqueducts, Historical ruins, Ancient water supply systems
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Since the Anatolian peninsula has been at the crossroads of many civilizations, which have left many ancient ruins during the last 4000 years, Turkey is a rich country in term of cultural heritage. Archeological remains, dating from the Hittite period in Central Anatolia, from the Urartu period in Eastern Anatolia, from the Hellenistic-Roman-Byzantine periods in Western and Southern Anatolia, from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods in different parts of Anatolia, make Turkey one of the leading open air museums of the world. One remarkable part of ancient remains are waterworks, such as pipes, canals, tunnels, inverted siphons, aqueducts, reservoirs, cisterns and dams.