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View of the garden area of the Praedia (estate) of Julia Felice in Pompeii. The large complex of properties was formed after the earthquake of 62 CE by incorporating previous buildings into a single...

In which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's...

Old Woman's Water and the Buffalo Cap is a Cheyenne tale of the two great culture heroes Standing-on-the-Ground and Sweet Medicine and how they brought back the buffalo to the people and established the tradition...

An example of a water frame (a machine for spinning cotton) as invented by Richard Arkwright in Nottinghamshire in 1769. It was powered by a water wheel and increased the speed that yarn could be spun. (Science Museum, London...

A terracotta ground water filter, in situ. 3rd century BCE, Greek Empuries (Emporion or Emporiae), Spain.

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...

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...

"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...

The oil painting Moses Drawing Water from the Rock by the Italian Renaissance artist Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE). c. 1577 CE. (Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice)

Yue stoneware water-dropper vessel in the form of a frog or a toad holding an ear or wine cup. Glazed. Made in Shanglinhu. From Zhejiang province. South China. Western Jin Dynasty. 265-316 CE. (The British Museum, London).