The Water Supply of the Desert Fortresses in the Jordan Valley
Isolated on rocky peaks in the midst of the arid zone, desert fortresses demanded special efforts to ensure their supply of water. Ingenuous Hasmonean and Herodian engineers constructed cisterns, weirs, and conduits for the forts and palaces in and around the Jordan Valley.
| Published in: | The Biblical archaeologist |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1994
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeologist
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Isolated on rocky peaks in the midst of the arid zone, desert fortresses demanded special efforts to ensure their supply of water. Ingenuous Hasmonean and Herodian engineers constructed cisterns, weirs, and conduits for the forts and palaces in and around the Jordan Valley. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210411 |