Great page about SEWAGE!

[wolfen]

I was doing some research on sewage to determine the various waste management practices a fantasy world might have. Found this very interesting link on the history of waste disposal systems over the millennia.

http://www.cet.nau.edu/Projects/WDP/resources/History/History.htm

Enjoy. I was particularly surprised to learn that NY city circa 1800 had a much less effective system than the Romans had over 1000 years earlier.


wolfen

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

You know, it's amazing the things this game drives us to do. I owe a wide variety of useless (to other people, anyway) trivia to D&D.

Just imagine if the Romans had had otyughs! (or however you spell that critter ...)


Edit: Typo. shilsen:

 

[shilsen]

Just imagine if the Romnas had had otyughs! (or however you spell that critter ...)

That would be R...O...M...A...N...S : Romans.

Glad to help

 

[alsih2o]

excellent, thanks for sharing that!