In some rural areas water is transported in clay pots but in most areas water is transported in plastic containers and then stored in clay pots.
Clay pots for water storage.
Used from ancient rome spain and the american southwest olla was a handmade clay vessel used for storage.
An olla pot is an unglazed ceramic pot or jar used for storing food and water.
Most importantly it was considered to be quite healthy as well.
Mentioned below are 11 amazing benefits of drinking clay water from a clay pot.
They hold 8 10 liters of water and are placed snugly over a storage vessel which could be a bucket or another clay pot.
Many clay pots from around 3000bc were discovered in the indus valley civilization and are considered to have been used for cooling as well as storing water.
Some commercial clay water jugs are quite handsome.
The filter on top is filled with water which drips down into the storage vessel.
Cooling of the water took place due to evaporation of water through the porous texture of the pot.
Water stored in clay pots remained cool and extremely soothing.
In many cultures clay pots are the preferred storage container because as water evaporates through the clay the water inside the container is cooled.
The pots are similar to the present day ghara and matki used in india and pakistan.
11 benefits of drinking water from clay pot 1.