Maya water engineering discovery
Mike R
The Maya may have mastered running water, creating fountains and
toilets by controlling water pressure. The Maya site of Palenque in
Chiapas had the most intricate water management in the ancient Maya
world with elaborate subterranean aqueducts to deal with floods and
erosion. The site was called "Lakamha" by the Maya meaning "big
water." A steeply engineered aqueduct could have been used to power a
large fountain and this was contructed at 750 CE.
Live Science has the story here;
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