Sanitation and Sewers
The article reports on the history of sanitation and sewers. It mentions about the Cloaca Maxima which was one of the world's earliest sewage systems which was constructed in Ancient Rome in order to drain local marshes and remove waste from the city. It also mentions until the mid-19th century...
| Format: | Print Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 21 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical archaeology
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| Further subjects: | B
SEWAGE disposal
B WASTE management B London (England) B SEWERAGE B SANITATION |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The article reports on the history of sanitation and sewers. It mentions about the Cloaca Maxima which was one of the world's earliest sewage systems which was constructed in Ancient Rome in order to drain local marshes and remove waste from the city. It also mentions until the mid-19th century, London had relied on a patchwork of waste disposal methods, including night-soil collectors, who would empty local cesspits. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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