Roman Water Channel and Pavement

Roman Water Channel and Pavement
The Siq, Petra

Alongside these exposed flagstones of Roman pavement, the excavators rebuilt a short section of the Roman water channel. Along the southern cliff (this photo), stone slabs enclosed the exposed parts of the channel, keeping it clean of sand and debris. On the other side, though, a high-pressure ceramic pipe was laid in the channel (Taylor, p. 88).