An Unpublished Water Cistern at Akoris

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

Abstract

This article is the first publication of a water cistern at Akoris. It gives a preliminary architectural description of the water cistern and suggests that it dates back to the Roman Period on the basis of its location near Roman-date quarries at Akoris and architectural similarity with Roman-period water cisterns uncovered at Tal Aviv, which is known as the pool of Solomon. Also, in Jordan one can find similar cisterns datable to the Roman Period.

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