Evolution of the dry zone water harvesting and management systems in Sri Lanka during the Anuradhapura Kingdom; a study based on ancient chronicles and lithic inscriptions
Evolution of the dry zone water harvesting and management systems in Sri Lanka during the Anuradhapura Kingdom; a study based on ancient chronicles and lithic inscriptions
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阿努拉德普勒王国时期斯里兰卡干旱地区集水和管理系统的演变；
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10.1007/s12685-019-00230-7
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2019
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Wiebke Bebermeier
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N. Abeywardana;H. Pitawala;B. Schütt;Wiebke Bebermeier
大量书面资料报告了斯里兰卡古代干旱地区水收集和水管理系统的发展情况。本文试图解决缺乏一个系统的评估的信息源的时空发展的系统，使用源批评的方法。删除重复条目后，包含837个不同古代灌溉记录的255个文本段落被汇编为公元前世纪至公元前世纪的数据库。在所分析的625条记录中，大部分来自铭文，212条记录来自编年史。已成功对40条记录执行地理编码。有可能将173个文本段落与特定的国王统治联系起来。共有362份记录（43.2%）提到了坦克或其结构。“灌溉赠款”和“灌溉收入”类别分别有276条记录（33%）和75条记录（9%）。运河和灌溉管理记录分别占8.2%和6.2%，相当于69和52条记录。记录的空间分布大体上与干旱区和北方中间带的范围相对应。阿努拉达普拉地区有490条记录，显示了古代水收集和管理系统信息的最高密度。所分析的数据在整个调查期间并不均匀分布，并在公元二世纪出现了一个明显的高峰。总之，进行的分析文件的潜力分析源类型的派生信息的不同方面有关的空间，时间和行政发展的古代水资源管理系统在斯里兰卡。
A significant number of written sources report on the development of ancient dry zone water harvesting and water management systems in Sri Lanka. This paper attempts to address the lack of a systematic assessment of the information given by sources on the spatial–temporal development of the system, using methods of source criticism. After the removal of double entries, 255 text passages containing 837 different records on ancient irrigation were compiled as a database for the period from the fifth century BCE to the tenth century CE. The majority of the 625 analyzed records were derived from inscriptions, 212 records originated from chronicles. Geocoding was successfully performed for 40 records. It was possible to link 173 text passages to a specific king’s reign. Altogether 362 records (43.2%) mention a tank or its construction. The categories “grants of irrigation” and “irrigation incomes” are represented with 276 records (33%) and 75 records (9%). Records on canals and irrigation management occur with a share of 8.2% and 6.2%, equaling 69 and 52 records. The spatial distribution of records in general largely corresponds to the extent of the Dry Zone and northern intermediate zone. With 490 records, Anuradhapura district shows the highest density of information on the ancient water harvesting and management system. The analyzed data are not equally distributed throughout the investigated period and show a distinct peak in the second century CE. In conclusion, the conducted analysis documents the potential of the analyzed source genres for the derivation of information on different aspects related to the spatial, temporal and administrative development of the ancient water management system in Sri Lanka.