Aqueducts were costly public works, and not all Roman cities necessarily required them. Some cities, such as Pompeii, had their water needs met by wells or public and private cisterns dug beneath ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated water distribution system, including its elegant aqueducts. Here's what he told us: NOVA ...

Researchers in Spain looking to develop a fresh approach to finding long-lost aqueducts have turned to U.S. Cold War-era satellite imagery. By mining the black-and-white images from the HEXAGON ...

Roughly four of every five miles of Rome's aqueducts run underground, many in covered trenches. Trenches are used when the aqueduct follows the contours of the land. They are quick and easy to ...

200,000,000: Gallons of water delivered daily by aqueducts Rome’s 11 aqueducts supplied water to the entire city, powering fountains, baths, and even the Cloaca Maxima, the world’s first ...

The iconic city gate of the ancient city of Patara, located in the Kaş district of Türkiye's Antalya, will once again see ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. Peru's water wells near the city of Nazca are over 1,500 years old. Amazingly, most of these "Puquios" still work. Story and editing by Jeremy Dreyfuss Follow ...

Barwon Water has conducted extensive expert investigations to determine the safest future for the Barwon River Ovoid Sewer ...

A drought lasting more than two years has further exacerbated water deficits in the aqueducts. In Amubri, on the other side of the Telire River in the Bribri Indigenous Territory, the community ...