THROUGH THE LAND OF ISRAEL III: Herodian (1st Cent. BC) Columbarium Towers, Masada. Served primarily to raise pigeons and also as lookout and guard towers. The niches in the walls housed several hundred pigeons that were used as food, and whose droppings were used as fertilizer.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Herodian (1st Cent. BC) Columbarium Towers, Masada. Served primarily to raise pigeons and also as lookout and guard towers. The niches in the walls housed several hundred pigeons that were used as food, and whose droppings were used as fertilizer.

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