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Neo-Assyrian Water Basin from Assur
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Neo-Assyrian Water Basin from Assur

This water basin was originally cut from a single basalt block. When it was discovered, it was completely shattered into several pieces. It was located in one of the courtyards of the temple of Assur. On the corners and in the center of each...
Roman Water Main from Augusta Raurica
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Roman Water Main from Augusta Raurica

The arch shown here was part of an underground water main, which from c. 70 CE, brought large quantities of water to Augusta Raurica, which is located in present-day Switzerland. It supplied the public baths, latrines, and water fountains...
Water Conduit at Augusta Raurica
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Water Conduit at Augusta Raurica

Via a subterranean masonry, an ancient Roman water conduit brought Augusta Raurica water from the River Ergolz. Just outside the town wall the conduit merged into an aqueduct, which in turn funneled the water into a water tower where it was...
Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)
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Gezer Water System (Under Excavation)

The entrance to the water system at Tel Gezer in central Israel. This photo was taken during the 2011 excavations of the water system by the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. The water system is believed to have been built during...
The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting (Anupam Mishra)
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The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting (Anupam Mishra)

http://www.ted.com With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today — and are often superior...
The Unicorn Purifies Water
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The Unicorn Purifies Water

"The Unicorn Purifies Water" is one of seven tapestries in the "Unicorn Tapestries" group. These allegorical tapestries depict the hunting of a unicorn, a mythological animal common to European folklore. "The Unicorn Purifies Water" is a...
Water Pipe from Ancient Yerevan
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Water Pipe from Ancient Yerevan

This immense water pipe made of stone once supplied water to Erebuni Fortress in what's present-day Yerevan, Armenia. This pipe dates from the 11th century BCE. (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia.)
Water Clock, Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque
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Water Clock, Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque

This reconstruction of the 14th-century water clock from the Dar al-Muwaqqit of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque (Fez, Morocco) is now on display at the Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam. The Dar al-Muwaqqit is a...
Water Basin, Ryoanji
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Water Basin, Ryoanji

A water basin in the form of a Chinese coin, Ryoanji temple, Kyoto, Japan. The Zen Buddhist temple was first built in the 15th century CE. The basin's inscription translates as ‘Learn only satisfaction’, meaning learning should have its own...
Water Lilies, Green Reflection by Monet
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Water Lilies, Green Reflection by Monet

A 1914 oil on canvas painting, Water Lilies, Green Reflection, by Claude Monet (1840-1926), the French impressionist painter. Painted in the artist's garden at Giverny and his purpose-built lily pond. Part of a massive series of works in...
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