Preserved wooden pipeline discovered in Leuven, Belgium

 

During construction work in Belgian town Leuven, a preserved wooden pipe has been unearthed. This find suggests that the site was once a prosperous Roman settlement as such engineering works were only installed in higher-status towns.

The pipeline is 20-30 meters long with connected hollow tree trunks of 1.75 meters each. While other pipes have been found in Tienen and Tongeren, they had badly decayed at the time of discovery.

The pipes are thought to date from 1^st to 3^rd century AD, based on its depth. However, the exact age will be determined using tree ring analysis and other dating techniques.

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Roman wooden water pipe discovered in Leuven