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Hi All,
Yesterday was a warm but rainy day. The natives were getting restless so I
decided to take a walk. Two of my children dd 2 and dd 6 happily agreed to
come with me. While taking a walk in the rain we came to a grated sewer drain. We
stood there for quite a while watching the water flow in from two drains then
go out one larger one. We became entranced. My six year old then became VERY
excited and asked numerous questions about the creation of the sewer system,
who invented it, when, where, why, etc.... I answered as much as I knew, then
when Dad came home he in turn did the same (thankfully he's much more
knowledgeable on the subject). She was FAIRLY content but would like more info in books
or videos. I found a few of each from our local library but still not enough.
(I actually found one video for the actual sewer system in our area!!) She
has always been interested in architecture in various degrees but now has a new
found excitement to explore unknown territories in her world.
Any suggestions will be appreciated!!! Thanks in advance.
Kimberly


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I have a friend in England who's working on a PhD in medieval archeology, so
I sent her these questions and I hope she'll send ideas. But in the meantime,
maybe look into the history of some major cities.

Do you know of any cities that had sewer systems in history/antiquity which
have been mapped and documented well? Just even the names of cities you know
had sewers would help.

Paris, famously.

Rome.

What's that little ditch in the road in Cambridge? Was that originally for
drainage and street-cleaning purposes?

-----Sandra

Kimberly

--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
> I have a friend in England who's working on a PhD in medieval
archeology, so
> I sent her these questions and I hope she'll send ideas. But in
the meantime,
> maybe look into the history of some major cities.
>

Thanks Sandra!! We took your suggestion and looked into a few major
cities with historical sewer systems. We've learned a lot!! I must
admit,I wasn't as eager as my little one when this investigation
began but I now find myself VERY fasinated and looking forward to
learning more. Please, keep me posted if your friend should send any
information as well.
Kimberly