Water for the Anasazi How the Ancients of Mesa Verde Engineered Public Works: Essay 22 |
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| Author:
| Wright, Kenneth R. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60675-022-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | American Public Works Association
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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of Mesa Verde Engineered Public Works Navajos called them "the ancient ones," the Anasazi. Monuments to their genius remain in Colorado's cliffside apartment houses, terraced fields and ruins of a sprawling, medieval road system. But there are mysteries as well. Among them is how they were able to get enough water to sustain a civilization on a riverless mesa with infrequent rainfall. This full color essay by Kenneth R. Wright, a civil engineer, probes the...
More Description of Mesa Verde Engineered Public Works
Navajos called them "the ancient ones," the Anasazi. Monuments to their genius remain in Colorado's cliffside apartment houses, terraced fields and ruins of a sprawling, medieval road system. But there are mysteries as well. Among them is how they were able to get enough water to sustain a civilization on a riverless mesa with infrequent rainfall. This full color essay by Kenneth R. Wright, a civil engineer, probes the technology behind the Anasazi's success.