Learning From the Ancients

Sewers under an ancient Italian city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius reveal how the Romans handled wastewater and stormwater
Learning  From the  Ancients
Ancient Herculaneum is set just below the modern city of Ercolano. (Photography by Lisa Ekman)

In A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman town of Herculaneum, and its sewer system, under 60 feet of debris. After a farmer rediscovered the ancient town 1,600 years later, archaeologists had their hands full studying mosaics, paintings and water features.

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