Isotopes from Wood Buried in the Roman Siege Ramp of Masada: The Roman Period's Colder Climate
It's always one of the first questions out of the mouths of visitors to the ruins of Israel's Negev: Has the climate changed from "back then"? Increasingly sophisticated analyses are beginning to piece together a reliable answer. Case in point: Collect samples of 1900-year-old ta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholars Press
1997
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The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1997, Volume: 60, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-106 |
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| Summary: | It's always one of the first questions out of the mouths of visitors to the ruins of Israel's Negev: Has the climate changed from "back then"? Increasingly sophisticated analyses are beginning to piece together a reliable answer. Case in point: Collect samples of 1900-year-old tamarisk branches from within the Roman siege ramp at Masada and compare their chemical composition to modern tamarisks. And the result: 50% more rain flowed through the wadis into the Dead Sea when Flavius Silva built his durable siege ramp. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210599 |