A well-preserved Ancient Roman wooden water pipe was recently uncovered in an unexpected place: the marshlands of Belgium. The discovery was announced by the city of Leuven, a city east of ...

The 1,700-year-old wooden water pipe found in Leuven ... were exceptionally well-preserved, the city said. Archaeologists stand near the ancient Roman wooden water pipe found in Leuven.

Executive Director Christy Lickei researched how old the wooden water mains were. “When the town started, a couple of wells served as the water source for the city. So, if you needed water ...

that would have been the main water lines to service the town.” Jessup says wooden pipes were commonly used in larger cities on the east and west coast over a century ago, but a well-preserved ...