Posted on 03/28/2020 12:10:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists have unearthed a number of pottery drain pipes at a Neolithic site of Longshan Culture dating back more than 4,000 years and believe they form China's earliest and most complete urban drainage system.
The city drainage system was excavated in the Pingliangtai Ancient City ruins in central China's Henan Province. "The pottery pipes were connected with drainage ditches in the city," said Cao Yanpeng, associate research fellow with the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.
The development of public facilities and productivity are key indicators to measure the level of civilization in society. The discovery is of considerable significance to the future studies of the ancient city.
Discovered in 1980, the Pingliangtai ruins were once a regional center in the Longshan Culture. A lot of cultural relics, including delicate jade ware and pottery were excavated there, Cao said.
Previously, several wheel ruts dating back at least 4,200 years were also found at the ruins. They are believed to be China's earliest wheel ruts.
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File photo shows the drainage system excavated in the Pingliangtai Ancient City ruins in Huaiyang, central China's Henan Province. Archaeologists have unearthed a number of pottery drain pipes at a Neolithic site of Longshan Culture dating back more than 4,000 years and believe they form China's earliest and most complete urban drainage system. The city drainage system was excavated in the Pingliangtai Ancient City ruins in central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua)
Dey so moderne! And it runs right into the water supply for the Wuhan-Hubei wet market. They are cleaner than ancient Romans with the sponge on a stick in the pooh palace communal crapper.
Civ you can’t say the name “China” anymore. It’s racist bro.
Yeah, and that 400 year old line in "Midsummer Night's Dream" has to go, too.
Bat cave?
Earliest drainage? That must have been circa 2009. /sarc
Does it test positive for corona virus
Earliest drainage? That must have been circa 2009. /sarc
You are kinder than I am.
I was going to post Y2K
Well, I found a great description of the process here:
Where New York City's Poop Goes by GizModo. Study up!
Sure can smell it from the grates in Chinatown. Yuk.
NYC used to dump its trash into the NY Bight, perhaps that's where the semi-treated sewage went as well?
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