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How are archaeological finds dated?
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The plastered pool beside Siloam Pool
Zvi Greenhut and Gabriel Mazor present a water installation on Siloam Road and the evidence supporting its construction date.
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Dating through complementary contexts
A plastered pool was partly exposed east of Siloam Pool beside the dam wall. The study proposes construction in the later first century CE using plaster, pottery and coins from its foundations. 1.
Dating gains strength when different methods and observations converge, but ask what each actually dates. Foundation material, plaster and a use surface represent different actions. Drawing their relationships helps assess whether they indicate construction, repair or later use.
Read alongside the Jerusalem purification-and-bathing study to distinguish one installation from wider questions about pool identification and function. The dating guide provides tools for assessing how the evidence fits together.
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The City of David (‘Ir David), Siloam Road: A Plastered Pool adjacent to the Siloam Pool
Zvi Greenhut, Gabriel Mazor · 2020 · Checked
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Purification and bathing: Siloam and Solomon’s pools
Nahshon Szanton discusses the identification of Early Roman pools in southern Jerusalem and the distinction between bathing and ritual immersion.
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