Editing Hypocaust (section)

==Non-Roman analogues==
In 1984–1985, in the [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]], excavations in the ancient settlement of [[Dzalisi]] uncovered a large castle complex, featuring a well-preserved hypocaust built between 200 and 400 BC.<ref>
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 | date = 1990
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<!-- Dating back to 1000 BC,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Bean|first1=Robert|last2=Olesen|first2=Bjarne W.|last3=Kim|first3=Kwang Woo|year=2010|title=History of Radiant Heating & Cooling Systems|url=http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://go.galegroup.com.resources.library.brandeis.edu/ps/i.do?p=PROF&sw=w&u=mlin_m_brandeis&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA238178341&asid=e8e9fe9b1cb35f2b7449f8a398832c20|journal=ASHRAE|volume=52|via=Gale: Educators Reference Complete}}</ref> -->Korean houses have traditionally used ''[[ondol]]'' to provide floor heating on similar principles as the hypocaust, drawing smoke from a wood fire typically used for cooking. Ondol heating was common in Korean homes until the 1960s, by which time dedicated ondol installations were typically used to warm the main room of the house, burning a variety of fuels such as coal and biomass.

On a smaller scale, in Northern China the [[kang bed-stove]] has a long history.<ref>{{cite journal|title=History of Radiant Heating & Cooling Systems|url=http://www.healthyheating.com/History_of_Radiant_Heating_and_Cooling/History_of_Radiant_Heating_and_Cooling_Part_1.pdf|journal=ASHRAE Journal|last1=Bean|first1=Robert|last2=Olesen|first2=Bjarne W.|last3=Kim|first3=Kwang Woo|year=2010|access-date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2017-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204060133/http://www.healthyheating.com/History_of_Radiant_Heating_and_Cooling/History_of_Radiant_Heating_and_Cooling_Part_1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Zhuang>{{citation |title=Chinese kang as a domestic heating system in rural northern China—A review |first1=Zhi |last1=Zhuang |first2=Yuguo |last2=Li |first3=Bin |last3=Chen |last4=Jiye |last5=Guo |journal=Energy and Buildings |volume=41 |issue=1 |year=2009 |pages=111–119 |doi=10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.07.013}}</ref>