아직도 사용 가능한 2300년 전 폼페이 배수터널 VIDEO: Pompeii's ancient drains are STILL in working order and will be used again to empty rainwater into the sea 2,300 years after they were built
Pompeii's ancient drains are STILL in working order and will be used again to empty rainwater into the sea 2,300 years after they were built
The 1,500ft long network of tunnels empties rainwater into the nearby sea
It was built in three phases dating back as far as 3rd century BC by the Samnites
Romans updated the network of tunnels and it is still in excellent condition
Spans from the Pompeii Forum underneath Via Marina and to the Imperial Villa
By JOE PINKSTONE FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:23 GMT, 6 February 2020 | UPDATED: 14:00 GMT, 6 February 2020
아직도 사용 가능한 2300년 전 폼페이 배수터널 폼페이의 고대 배수 체계는 거의 2300년 전에 건설되었음에도 불구하고 지금 다시 사용할 수 있을 정도로 상태가 좋다. 유명한 이탈리아 도시의 가장 상징적인 구조물들 중 일부 아래에 450m 길이의 터널들은 원래 폼페이 중심에서 떨어진 곳에서 물을 빼내기 위해 건설되었다. 배수터널을 분석한 결과 수 천년 동안 거의 손도 대지 않았고 복잡한 시스템은 여전히 양호한 상태라는 것이 밝혀졌다. "배수로의 입출구는 막혔지만 오늘 비로 인한 홍수로 문제가 있기 때문에 우리는 그것들을 다시 사용하기 시작할 것이다," 라고 이 현장의 책임자인 마시모 오산나가 타임즈에 말했다. '우리가 이것을 할 수 있다는 사실은 그 당시 뛰어난 공학 기술을 보여주는 증거다.' 2018년부터 사람이 내부에 들어갈 수 있을 만큼 큰 터널의 1500피트(457m) 배수 네트워크는 상세하게 평가됐다. 이제 450m 배수 터널이 그 상태를 결정하고 그것이 다시 사용하기에 적합한지 여부를 결정하기 위해 유사한 분석을 받게 될 것이다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator |
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Pompeii's ancient drainage system is in such good condition that it is set to be put back into active service, despite being built almost 2,300 years ago.
Since 2018, the 1,500ft (457m) network of tunnels (pictured), which are big enough for a human to fit into, have been carefully assessed
A 1,500ft stretch of tunnels underneath some of the famed Italian city's most iconic structures was originally built to drain water downhill away from Pompeii's centre.
Analysis of the tunnels revealed they had been almost untouched for millennia and the complex system is still in excellent condition.
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Pictured, where the 1,500ft of drainage tunnels lies underneath the city of Pompeii. They carried rain and floodwater away from the city centre and into the sea
It was built in three phases dating back as far as 3rd century BC by the Samnites. The system spans from the Pompeii Forum (pictured right as FC), underneath Via Marina (pictured as VM) and ends at the Imperial Villa (VI)
Two manholes in the Civil Forum (pictured as Tombino) near the Centaur statue provide access into the drainage system. It then heads downhill underneath Via Marina and terminates near the Imperial Villa
Analysis of the tunnels revealed they had been almost untouched for millennia and the complex system is still in excellent condition
'The entrances to the drains were blocked but since we have problems today with flooding from rain we will start using them again,' Massimo Osanna, the director of the site, told The Times.
'The fact we can do this is testament to the excellent engineering skills at the time.'
A project has seen the Archaeological Park of Pompeii partner up with speleologists — professional cave analysts — from the Cocceius Association.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow
Since 2018, the 1,500ft (457m) network of tunnels — which are big enough for a human to fit inside — has been carefully assessed.
A further 1,500ft of tunnels will now undergo similar analysis to determine its state and if it is fit to be used again.
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