An Experiment in Controlled Excavation beneath Caesarea Maritima's Sea, 1990

The appearance of mud in the harbor of the Outer Basin of King Herod's harbor at Caesarea Maritima provides important evidence for dating when this installation was actually in use. Mud could only have accumulated when the breakwaters were functioning as intended, creating a basin protected fro...

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Main Author: Hohlfelder, Robert L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 1993
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1993, Volume: 290/291, Pages: 95-107
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Summary:The appearance of mud in the harbor of the Outer Basin of King Herod's harbor at Caesarea Maritima provides important evidence for dating when this installation was actually in use. Mud could only have accumulated when the breakwaters were functioning as intended, creating a basin protected from the wave energy of open sea. Previous efforts to date the deposition of the mud from material culture found in this sedimentological stratum have not been conclusive, owing to the vagaries of excavating beneath the sea. A method of more controlled excavation, employing hollow metal cylinders or caissons, was attempted in 1990. The methodology proved successful, although an unexpected summer storm ended the experiment before meaningful data could be recovered.
ISSN:2161-8062
Contains:Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1357320