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...

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出版: Soc. 2022
In: Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, 卷: 48, 发布: 3, Pages: 21
Further subjects:B SEWAGE disposal
B WASTE management
B London (England)
B SEWERAGE
B SANITATION
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总结: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.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review