Archeology of water: notes on fistulae in two African inscriptions
Abstract
In this paper are examined two epigraphic texts in which hydraulic systems are mentioned with an explicit reference to their metal components. This is an infrequent fact and therefore of great interest, that show the will to make manifest the quality and technical value of otherwise invisibles installations.
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