Publication Date
2019
Journal or Book Title
Levant
Abstract
The Mani peninsula is a semi-arid landscape with few natural sources of fresh water, yet it supported a dense population during the Late Byzantine and Ottoman periods. This paper reviews the archaeological and historical evidence for water-management practices in Mani, concentrating on its domestic-scale hydraulic infrastructure (cisterns and saltpans) and the ports and harbours along its coasts. The data point to a critical shift in household-level social organization at the turn of the 18th century, underscoring the fact that people living in supposedly ‘peripheral’ regions like Mani nevertheless engaged in far-reaching networks of contact and exchange.
ISSN
Print ISSN: 0075-8914 Online ISSN: 1756-3801
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-2164
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2020.1789316
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Funder
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation [BCS-1346694], ArchaeoLandscapes Europe, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Funding for the radiocarbon analysis was provided by the Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions [MSCA-IF-2016 750843]. Satellite imagery was provided by the DigitalGlobe Foundation, and aerial photography and elevation data was provided by the National Cadastre and Mapping Agency, S.A. (Ktimatologio).
Recommended Citation
Seifried, Rebecca M., "Seascapes and Fresh Water Management in Rural Greece: The Case of the Mani Peninsula, 1261–1821 CE" (2019). Levant. 87.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2020.1789316