ABSTRACT
The ancient city of Ovdat (Aboda) from the air: scale approximately 1:10,000
Smaller dams built in wadis: scale approximately 1:4000
Examples of wadi dams, described page 182
REFERENCES 1 Murray, G. W., "Water from the desert: some ancient Egyptian achievements." Geogr.J.,
I2i (i955), PP. 171-81. 2 This article is based on research carried out in the arid parts of Israel by the Department
of Geography of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and directed by the writer under the guidance of Dr. D. H. K. Amiran, head of the department.
