Qanats in the Old World: Horizontal Wells in the New

Title: Qanats in the Old World: Horizontal Wells in the New
Creator(s): Pearse, C. K.
Date: 1973
Is Part Of: 26
Pages: 320 - 321
Language: eng
ISSN: 0022-409X
Short Title: Qanats in the Old World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/3896845
Zotero BiDiAr: https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/ND8LXT4Iitem-list
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.

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