B.V. Andrianov, Ancient lrrigation Systems of The Aral Sea Area (B. Genito)

The volume (edited by Simone Mantellini) reviewed is a criticai re-edition and translation into English of Drevnie orositelnye sistemy priaralya v sviazi s istoriey vozniknoveniya i razvitiiya oroshaemogo zemledeliya published in 1969 in Moscow. The translation by Gian Luca Bonora and Giò Morse, has been funded by the Segretariato Europeo per le Pubblicazioni Scientifiche, Bologna. The effort made by Simone Mantellini is one that deserves special applause, not least because of the importance already gained by A.'s volume, and the indispensability of its translation into an accessible language, above all. Placing the book in an up-to-date methodological perspective through essays of high specialist content by outstanding scholars gives the reader the sensation of being confronted by a completely new book.