The Pool and the Houses

The rain water for the pool whose capacity was 2,035,000 litres reached via special channels. The pool was a public property and its maintenance was carried out by turn. The houses of Shivta were of high quality in construction. The lower part of the walls were built of hard limestone, while the upper part by soft limestone. The walls were more than 2 ft thick and had excellent insulation to give the effect of an AC. The small hole you see in 4P is believed for fixing cloths/nets before the front door so that flies and mosquitoes are not allowed to enter the house!