Ancient people could generally count on natural, clean water — unpolluted by industrial waste or raw sewage — from any running stream or spring or glacial melt. It was only as people congregate that clean water become more of an issue. You can still drink wild water in some isolated parts of the world. read more
Ancient people could generally count on natural, clean water — unpolluted by industrial waste or raw sewage — from any running stream or spring or glacial melt. It was only as people congregate that clean water become more of an issue. You can still drink wild water in some isolated parts of the world. Some are not so remote. read more
In the ancient times, people determined the purity of water by taste, and this method has been found to be incorrect later on. Nonetheless, their continual efforts in obtaining clean drinking water have led to the development of many innovations that make water treatment more successful today. read more
Cholera and typhoid fever were very real dangers at this time, most likely due to the drinking of unpurified water. read more