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Cement pipe
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Courtesy of George E. Bartuska, Winter Park, Florida

Year: 2000 BC

Manufacturer: Romans

Type: Cement pipe

Typical use: Agriculture

Cross-section of pipe made with cement and crushed rock by the Romans to carry water.

Similar pipe was used a century ago to carry domestic water into the San Gabriel Valley of California.
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