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It is Henry Goblot who explores the genesis of qanat for the first time. He argues in his book entitled “Qanats; a Technique for Obtaining Water” the ancient Iranians made use of the water that the miners wished to get rid of it, and founded a basic system named qanat or Kariz to supply the required water to their farm lands.
The Persian word sīmurğ derives from Middle Persian sēnmurw [6] [7] and earlier sēnmuruγ, also attested in Pazend texts as sīna-mrū.The Middle Persian word comes from Avestan mərəγō Saēnō "the bird Saēna", originally a raptor, likely an eagle, falcon, or sparrowhawk, as can be deduced from the etymological cognate Sanskrit śyenaḥ (श्येनः) raptor, eagle and bird of ...
Water dogs are an ancient type of dog, used by ancient mariners to retrieve objects lost overboard as well as to pass messages between boats, they were known to the Romans who called them "lion dogs" after the distinctive clipping of their coats. Water dogs continued to be seen aboard ships until modern times.
The origins of the name of the breed are not clear. [4] [5] The Saluki has also been called the gazelle hound, Arabian hound, and the Persian greyhound. [2]One suggested origin of the breed's name is ancient Sumerian salu-ki translating to 'plunge-earth'. [6]
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
This giant dog breed is not for the faint of heart, though anyone can appreciate their distinct, ancient history. While all Mastiff breeds are among the oldest dog breeds known to man, the Tibetan ...
The dog that gained widespread attention after climbing one of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza has successfully descended and is safe again with his fellow four-legged friends. Paramotor ...
Channel of the Qanats of Ghasabeh in Iran's Razavi Khorasan Province, 2015.. A qanāt (Persian: قَنَات) or kārīz (کَارِیز) is a water supply system that was developed in ancient Iran for the purpose of transporting usable water to the surface from an aquifer or a well through an underground aqueduct.