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Page 353
It is most likely , therefore , that the art of reservoir construction owes its origin to the early peoples of the Euphrates valley , and that it spread westwards and south - eastwards from that centre , reaching the Drāvidian districts ...
It is most likely , therefore , that the art of reservoir construction owes its origin to the early peoples of the Euphrates valley , and that it spread westwards and south - eastwards from that centre , reaching the Drāvidian districts ...
Page 355
The connection of the position of the city with the date of the construction of the reservoir lies in the fact that the town was built not only close behind the end of the embankment , but so near the edge of the reservoir that ...
The connection of the position of the city with the date of the construction of the reservoir lies in the fact that the town was built not only close behind the end of the embankment , but so near the edge of the reservoir that ...
Page 357
I shall therefore give a short account of the works at Pandā - waewa , which may be the first great reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows ...
I shall therefore give a short account of the works at Pandā - waewa , which may be the first great reservoir ever constructed , if we omit from consideration the great lakes of Egypt , since they were merely immense natural hollows ...
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according ancient Anurādhapura appears bank base believed belong bricks building built called cave century B.C. Ceylon chief close coins construction covered cross dāgaba deity demons described district dome early evidently face feet five follows Forest four given half hand head height hill histories holes inches India indicate inscription Kandian kind King known later length lower Mahāvansa means measured mentioned miles monks northern offering original passed perhaps period person pillars played player possibly present probably protection prove Province raised record reference regarding reign represented reservoir river rock round seen seven shape shows side similar Sinhalese sluice southern square stone structure symbol Tamil tank temple termed thick third Tissa tree usual Vaeddas village wall wide wihāra Yakā
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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