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Water Supply and Sanitation
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New South Wales - Higher School Certificate (HSC) Ancient History (Pompeii and Herculaneum) Mind Map on Water Supply and Sanitation, created by janmart.tenedora on 14/07/2013.
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ancient history
pompeii and herculaneum
ancient history
pompeii and herculaneum
new south wales - higher school certificate (hsc)
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Water Supply and Sanitation
Various methods
ground water from wells
rainwater collected from buckets
Abundance in sanitary provisions
Wells
Geological substrata
Increases difficult of reaching water
hence, small no. of wells in Pompeii
deadly gas in Pompeii
easy for Herculaneum (8-10 m depth)
rainwater collected in atrium
rainwater on roof
fell through decorated compluvium
stored into impulvium
led to subterranean cistern
Water pipe system
castellum aquae, main water distribution center
water brought by aqueduct
Steepness of hills aided in water transportation
pipes went through baths, reservoirs, fountains
Even to private houses
Sanitation
Public and private toilets
Used sponges
bucket of water
built in niches to avoid too much water use
Led to cesspits
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