Water management: the use of stars in Oman

"The study presents fast disappearing information on the ethnography of agricultural communities in northern Oman and especially on the use of stars. It aims to identify the stars used and record the methods of stargazing in sufficient detail that the systems could be replicated if all local kn...

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Subtitles:Water management: The use of stars in Oman
Main Author: Nash, Harriet (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Archaeopress 2011
In: Society for Arabian Studies monographs (11)
Year: 2011
Series/Journal:BAR / International series 2237
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Oman / Irrigation / Agriculture / Astronomy
B Oman / Irrigation engineering / Astronomy / Oman / Irrigation / Astronomy
Further subjects:B Agriculture Oman
B Water-supply Oman
B Agriculture (Oman)
B Land settlement Oman
B Irrigation Oman
B Thesis
B Oman Social life and customs
B Astronomy Oman
B Water-supply (Oman)
B Irrigation (Oman)
B Astronomy (Oman)
B Land settlement (Oman)
B Oman Social life and customs
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