Maya Plumbing: First Pressurized Water Feature Found in New World

Still...not as impressive as the aqueducts. And the Romans had central heating didn't they? With steam under the floors?

I think when you have fewer cultures, you have less innovation. Because each culture has its own wants and needs. But that right there says that most of the innovation will only really be useful to that culture, and merely interesting to other cultures.

Still...not as impressive as the aqueducts. And the Romans had central heating didn't they? With steam under the floors?

I think when you have fewer cultures, you have less innovation. Because each culture has its own wants and needs. But that right there says that most of the innovation will only really be useful to that culture, and merely interesting to other cultures.

I dont think the Romans understood the pressurising systems or realised it could go up and down hills, dependant on the original height of the reservoir. For them it just went down hill.

The Romans were able to make fountains jet water into the air, by using the pressure of water flowing from a distant and higher source of water to create hydraulic head, or force. Illustrations of fountains in gardens spouting water are found on wall paintings in Rome from the first century B.C., and in the villas of Pompeii.[7]. The Villa of Hadrian in Tivoli featured a large swimming basin with jets of water. Pliny the Younger described the banquet room of a Roman villa where a fountain began to jet water when visitors sat on a marble seat. The water flowed into a basin, where the courses of a banquet were served in floating dishes shaped like boats.[8].