"Down to the Pit"

Masada National Park - Judean Desert - Israel - November 2006

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Sixthy four carved steps lead to the southern water pit, one of the biggest in the Masada's compound. As Masada is situated in the desert, a water system was imperative - Hordus built an extensive system that utilized dams that diverted the waters to water channels which eventually lead the water to water pits carved into the mountain sides, containing a total of 40,000 cubic water. Water was then transfered to the top of the mountain with beasts of burden, entering the compound through the water gate and the Snake path, filling the water pits in the compound (such as this one above).

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