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  1. Epigraphy

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    Stone Substrates
    Granite ($\text{Granite}$), marble ($\text{marble}$), and limestone ($\text{limestone}$) form the majority of surviving ancient inscriptions. Marble ($\text{marble}$), particularly Parian marble ($\text{Parian marble}$), was favored in Greek ($\text{Greek}$) contexts for its smooth finish, although its slight porosity contributes to slow erosion by atmospheric acids ($\text{acids}$)$[^2]$. In Roman ($\text…

  2. Hydrogeology Of The Levant

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    | Kurnub Sandstone | Siliciclastic Sandstone | $100 - 800$ | Direct Precipitation-Epikarst | Inland Evaporite Dissolution |
    | Cenomanian-Turonian | Fractured Dolomite | $500 - 2,500$ | Deep Fracture Infiltration | Tectonic Brine Seepage (Fault 3A) |
    | Pleistocene Formations | Calcareous Tufa/[Travertine](/entries…

  3. Resting Benches

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    | Early Bronze Age (Ur) | Bitumenized Silt | $\theta = 17^\circ$ back-angle | 4–7 minutes |
    | Classical Antiquity (Greece) | Carved Marble (Parian) | Minimum $1.2$ cubits separation between units | 15–25 minutes |
    | Imperial Rome | Travertine, sometimes veneered with basalt | Ratio of Mild Annoyance ($\Psi$) optimization | Highly variable; often depende…