id 16594 Url https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/16594 Resource template Academic Article Resource class bibo:AcademicArticle Title Qanats in the Old World: Horizontal Wells in the New Creator Pearse, C. K. Date 1973 Language eng Abstract Horizontal wells make use of the principle of the qanat developed in Persia about 2,500 years ago and still widely used there and in other arid regions of the world. The driven horizontal well offers several important advantages over the hand dug qanat especially for livestock watering places. Is Part Of 26 Doi https://doi.org/10.2307/3896845 Issn 0022-409X Pages 320 - 321 Short title Qanats in the Old World Homepage https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/ND8LXT4Iitem-list --