نوع مقاله : ترویجی
نویسنده
گروه باستان شناسی، دانشکدة حفاظت آثار فرهنگی، دانشگاه هنر اسلامی تبریز
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کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
The earliest surviving traces of qanats date back to the emergence of the first human civilizations. Remnants of ancient Iranian qanats from as early as the third and second millennia BCE can still be found in various regions of Iran. Numerous qanat systems from the Achaemenid and Sasanian periods have also endured. Qanats are recognized as symbols of science and engineering in the ancient world. They reflect a profound understanding of hydrology, geology, and engineering among past societies. The ability to locate and extract hidden water deep underground, to dig long and deep tunnels, and to guide water along a gentle slope required advanced knowledge and skill. For centuries, humans have studied the earth and its constraints, and the construction of qanats in some of the most complex geological formations thousands of years ago demonstrates an early form of applied geological engineering—long before geology emerged as a formal scientific discipline in the 17th and 18th centuries. These ancient qanats were excavated in accordance with the natural laws governing soil behavior. Today, such behavior is studied under the discipline of soil mechanics.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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