Humans have been dipping, splashing, and soaking in assorted sized and shaped bowls of water since the beginning of time. One of the world’s earliest known was built in the Indus Valley in the lost city of Mohenjo-daro. Excavated in the early twentieth century, the large pool, constructed of baked brick, was found in present-day Pakistan and dates from 3300 BC to 1300 BC. The public reservoir was most likely used for religious functions, such as purification and renewal, according to worldatlas.com. Fast forward some 5,000 years, and we see that most pools are now used for recreational purposes. In Southwest Florida, they are ubiquitous in backyards.
