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Remarks on water supply in Palmyra. Results of a survey in 2010,
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The article provides an overview of the results of a limited field survey of water supply installations in Palmyra and its environs, conducted in 2010. The catalogue of known structures was updated, the main objective being to verify the dating of Palmyra’s water system. The known wells were mapped and the remains of the Northern Aqueduct were documented. The examination of the system of water distribution within the city led to some new observations that resulted in a reinterpretation of certain structures related to water management, such as the sabil which was earlier considered to be a water tower.
The Syrian oasis city Tadmor, better known as Palmyra, has received by far the most attention within scholarship on the Roman Near East over recent decades. New evidence and recent research allow us to better understand many aspects of Palmyra on its own terms, but it also has highlighted the lack of synthetically published data from Palmyra itself and from broader comparative settings. In this review article, we discuss the contributions of recent research on urban development, material culture, religion, environment, economy, identity, and heritage in Palmyra, as well as the implications for our understanding of wider dynamics in the Roman Near East and beyond.
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