Reconsidering the Karstic Theory as an Explanation to the Cutting of Hezekiah's Tunnel in Jerusalem
Excavations near the Gihon Spring, Jerusalem, were resumed in 1995, resulting in the reassessment of the ancient waterworks. A geomorphological study was carried out on Hezekiah's Tunnel. The geological study by D. Gill (1991: 1467), suggested that a well-developed karstic sinuous crevice was a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2002
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2002, Volume: 325, Pages: 75-80 |
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| Summary: | Excavations near the Gihon Spring, Jerusalem, were resumed in 1995, resulting in the reassessment of the ancient waterworks. A geomorphological study was carried out on Hezekiah's Tunnel. The geological study by D. Gill (1991: 1467), suggested that a well-developed karstic sinuous crevice was adopted by the miners, who simply enlarged it, hence the curious course of the tunnel. The present paper challenges this theory, arguing that such a long (533 m) horizontal natural crevice, with a uniform width, could not have existed in the rock. Although the method adopted by the miners is not fully understood, it was after all based on planning. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357715 |