Innovation in hydraulic installations: the case of Motya

Abstract

The study focuses on identifying different water systems in the island of Motya during the first half of the 1st millennium BC (Iron Age - Archaic Period / 800-480 BC). The location in the Marsala Lagoon on the Western tip of Sicily and the presence of freshwater was fundamental for the birth of the first settlement. The introduction of innovative elements in the field of hydraulics has allowed the city to thrive by making the most of the abundance of fresh water