An image from The Vanishing Stepwells of India, by Victoria Lautman. Photos: Victoria Lautman
An image from The Vanishing Stepwells of India, by Victoria Lautman. Photos: Victoria Lautman
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Book review: The Vanishing Stepwells of India – ancient feats of engineering documented

Victoria Lautman travelled through the wastelands of western India to document ancient water-harvesting systems – brilliant examples of ancient engineering, now largely forgotten

An image from The Vanishing Stepwells of India, by Victoria Lautman. Photos: Victoria Lautman
An image from The Vanishing Stepwells of India, by Victoria Lautman. Photos: Victoria Lautman
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