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Pre-Columbus Irrigation in the Southwest

TitlePre-Columbus Irrigation in the Southwest
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication1943
AuthorsDibble, Charles E.
MagazineImprovement Era
Volume46
Issue Number5
Pagination264
Date PublishedMay 1943
KeywordsAgriculture; Ancient America – North America; Irrigation; Pre-Columbian American History
Abstract

A series of brief comments in which the author presents archaeological findings, architectural notes, and myths and legends that deal indirectly with the Book of Mormon. Dibble discusses the wheel, ancient irrigation methods, metals, Mexican and Mayan codices, Quetzalcoatl, ancient buildings, and numerous other related items. The twenty-second part covers pre-Columbian irrigation methods.