[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c24.s7.55 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s7.55 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s7.55 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.s7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c24.s7.55) 56. \*Laping AS II. 3.3\* - water reservoirs in a fort; \*II. 3.4\* moats; \*II. 1.3\* - manipulated rivers to be established to serve as boundary marks. Also \*Manu\*, VIII. 252. Laping speculates that the cultural contact with Mesopotamia could have introduced the technology of building large canals. - [Previous: v1.c24.s7.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c24.s7.54) - [Next: v1.c24.s7.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c24.s7.56) - [Up: v1.c24.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c24.s7) ## Cites (2) - [Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.kautilya.2.3.3) — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.8.252) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c24.s7.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c24.s7.55) · Pramāṇa