Jericho: Caldarium, or Hot Room, in the Audience Hall at the Hisham's. Palace Complex Photo 2
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Issue Date
5/26/23
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Khirbet el-Mafjar , Qa_r Hish_m , Hisham's Palace , Jericho , West Bank , Desert Castle , Umayyad Dynasty , Islamic Monument , Palestine , Medieval Arabic Architecture , Bath , Hot Room , Caldarium
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The hot bath, or caldarium, had two rooms. The photo was taken from the south side of the caldarium looking north. The hot bath included two three sections. A square bath and then one shaped like a flower behind with the furnace even farther to the north of that. In the front square room there are a few small square pylons. They were likely part of a hypocaust system where very hot water was circulated under a raised floor.