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Drinking water in ancient Rome contained 100 times more lead than spring water - a fact that could have contributed to the society's downfall. 
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ROME — "Amateur speleologists in Rome are mapping the city's network of 11 ancient aqueducts for the first time in modern history."
Chris Tat's curator insight,
January 17, 2014 11:07 PM
It is astonishing that Roman Aqueduct share the same concept of 20th century Los Angeles water supplies. What is even crazier is the fact that some of these aqueducts are still being used today. This article proves that science and engineering were outstanding with the limited resources they had in ancient civilization. It is pretty cool that engineers today draw from their roots for concepts and ideas. |
