Well of holes

• Autores: Catherine Brahic
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2939, 2013, págs. 24-25
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Brahic highlights the labyrinthine nest of stairs constructed between AD 600 and 1850 in the Indian provinces of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Many of them had intricate staircase designs, peppered with shrines and balconies on which to linger in the afternoon heat. They reach deep underground and provided insurance against the region's fluctuating water supply. The stairs guided local people down to the water that seeps in from nearby aquifers.