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Herod’s calcite-alabaster bathtub found in Kypros fortress. Herod “The Great” made the news with the closer chemical analysis of the two bathtubs attributed him. The quarry and royal bathtubs Here is the Te’omim cave where the calcite-alabaster quarry was found. This was close to the two sites where the bathtubs were discovered: Kypros and Herodium. Te’omim cave. The quarry is located in the right part of the photograph. Signs of quarrying-scars and cessation of quarrying are visible on the quarry’s walls and floor https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11651-5 A nice readable summary of the scientific article is found at “Ancient Origens”: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/herods-bathtubs-0016804