How did people know where to dig a well before they had access to technology we have today (or the possibility to use drills we have now that you can use pretty much everywhere and drill deep enough that you’ll find water anyway)?
If you’re only using manual labour, you cannot dig very deep so finding water isn’t guaranteed. So how did they figure out where they should dig to find water? (I mean especially in the context of wells on farms or communal wells in villages.)
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Wells do not always have to “hit” water. I grew up (in the southern US in the 80s) with a 40-foot deep groundwater well dug by my dad and uncle. Whereas we occasionally ran out of water during long periods without rain (and more often had to be mindful of our water use), it was usually plenty of water for my family to have daily showers, flush toilets, water a large garden, use a washing machine and dishwasher, etc. Before these technologies, water needs would have been much more modest.
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