### q2 ice-making methods > ice was collected from water poured in trenches and left to freeze during the winter. Once the ice was collected, it was stored in ice-houses that kept the ice cool even in the summer - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fj086zbf3hbv878sc7p83b5b) - [[how Mesopotamians made ice by Bentresh#q2 ice-making methods|View in Vault]]