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Ancient dams,settlement archaeology and Buddhist propagation in central India: the hydrological background |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A group of ancient dams (c. second—first century BC) was located during an archaeological study of the Sanchi area in central India. Comparison of reservoir volumes with estimated inflows suggests that their design was based on hydrological understanding. |
| Keywords: | ancient dam design water balance rice irrigation Buddhism and social change urbanization |