TY - JOUR
T1 - The production of salt and sulphur from the dead sea region in the tenth century according to at-tamimi
AU - Amar, Zohar
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - From at-Tamimi's essay we learn about the importance of the Dead Sea region as a source for producing rocks and minerals on a profit-making basis; some of these were even shipped beyond the borders of Syria. It was primarily the inhabitants of jericho and Zo'ar who were employed in mining these quarries. In addition to salt and sulphur, at-Tamimi describes at length the products and exploitation of additional quarries, for substances such as asphalt, Goldsmith's Borax, vitriol, and red ochres, as well as the production of alkaline cleaning materials obtained by burning salt marsh plants (alkali ashes). This article has brought only a little of the information found in at-Tamimi's book and the writer is working at present on publishing the rest of the material.
AB - From at-Tamimi's essay we learn about the importance of the Dead Sea region as a source for producing rocks and minerals on a profit-making basis; some of these were even shipped beyond the borders of Syria. It was primarily the inhabitants of jericho and Zo'ar who were employed in mining these quarries. In addition to salt and sulphur, at-Tamimi describes at length the products and exploitation of additional quarries, for substances such as asphalt, Goldsmith's Borax, vitriol, and red ochres, as well as the production of alkaline cleaning materials obtained by burning salt marsh plants (alkali ashes). This article has brought only a little of the information found in at-Tamimi's book and the writer is working at present on publishing the rest of the material.
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U2 - 10.1179/peq.1998.130.1.3
DO - 10.1179/peq.1998.130.1.3
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AN - SCOPUS:84968875535
SN - 1522-6514
VL - 21
SP - 3
EP - 7
JO - International Journal of Phytoremediation
JF - International Journal of Phytoremediation
IS - 1
ER -