Ancient Surveying/Land Systems?
January 19, 2010 – 9:18 amI currently have the task of developing a term paper on a topic relative to the history of Surveying. In the course we beat ancient Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia into the dirt with hours of lecture, but I wanted to do the paper on something a bit more exotic. Id like to do either the Aztecs or the Japanese (post-Edo period to 1800’s). Now I know that any info on the Aztec land management is relatively stark, although seeing as how Tenochtitlan was an island based capitol, some sort of educated outline must have been formed about the layout of the city. If anyone could shoot me a link or author’s name about either the Aztec or old Japanese land layout/measuring systems, Id be infinitely grateful! Thanks!
2 Responses to “Ancient Surveying/Land Systems?”
I believe the methods they used would have based around simple geometry and the division of land according to capitol, age, and size of family such as the sumerians used.
There may have been more "advanced methods" but this seems logical.
By xx_jakob_xx on Jan 19, 2010
All I got is some history channel shows called "engieering a empire" that you can buy off itunes or maybe find free on youtube
http://www.history.com/marquee.do?content_type=Marquee_Generic&content_type_id=51242&display_order=1&marquee_id=51188
By History Jack on Jan 19, 2010