Sleep Thermal Comfort on Summer Nights in Mud Brick Houses at the Ancient Village of Ein Gedi, Israel

This article discusses the question if houses made of mud bricks in the ancient village of Ein Gedi during the Roman-Byzantine period could offer thermal comfort to their dwellers in the summers' hottest months when the minimum nighttime temperatures are above 30 degrees Celsius. This question...

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Main Author: Hădas, Gidʿôn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2016]
In: Revue biblique
Year: 2016, Volume: 123, Issue: 4, Pages: 586-602
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B En-Gedi / House / Loam soil / Brick / Interior climate / History 1-600
RelBib Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
TB Antiquity
TF Early Middle Ages
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