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SUBMITTER: Amir A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9079073 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amir Ayala A Frumkin Amos A Zissu Boaz B Maeir Aren M AM Goobes Gil G Albeck Amnon A
Scientific reports 20220507 1
Herod "the Great", king of Judea in the second half of the first century BC, was known for his building projects, wealth, and political power. Two of his personal calcite-alabaster bathtubs, found in the Kypros fortress and the palace of Herodium, are among the very limited archaeological evidence of his private life. It seemed plausible that they were imported from Egypt, the main source of calcite-alabaster in ancient periods. Yet, the recent identification of a calcite quarry in the Te'omim c ...[more]