For Good Measure
On the ancient pilgrim road leading to the Jerusalem Temple, archaeologists discovered a stone table for measuring liquids. The table has two conical depressions with drains at their bases. Liquid would have been poured into these openings—with the drains temporarily sealed—to determine volume. Then...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 3 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | On the ancient pilgrim road leading to the Jerusalem Temple, archaeologists discovered a stone table for measuring liquids. The table has two conical depressions with drains at their bases. Liquid would have been poured into these openings—with the drains temporarily sealed—to determine volume. Then the drains would have been opened to allow the liquid […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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