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* [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5567E/x5567e06.htm#5.%large%diameter%wells Large Diameter Wells]. An excellent but slightly outdated summary of hand dug wells by Koegel, made available by the UN FAO.

* [http://www.clean-water-for-laymen.com/hand-dug-wells.html Hand Dug Wells and Other Manual Methods to Dig a Well Have Been in Existence for Thousands of Years]. Compares different methods of digging a well, includes hand-dug method.

* Old style of excavated wells in India: [http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?navid=169 India Themes: Irrigation 1: Ancient Methods.]

==Acknowledgements==

* CARE Nederland, ''Desk Study Resilient WASH systems in drought prone areas.'' October 2010.

* Collins, Seamus, [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/256 Hand dug shallow wells (Skat)]. Swiss Centre for Development Cooperation in Technology and Management. 2000.

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