As Vansina says in the statement, the recently found pipe is a unique discovery. Traces of ancient wooden pipes have been found at other Roman sites—but in most cases, the wooden artifacts ...

During a “routine excavation” in Belgium, archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old wooden water pipe. Photos show the “rare” ancient Roman artifact. Photo from the City of Leuven Digging into ...

This is a section of wooden water pipe that carried water from Clerkenwell round pond to the City of London. The pipes were made from tree trunks, mainly elm, bored through from end to end.