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Thesaurus Term/Concept: HYPOCAUST
| Identifier |
68967 |
| Class |
MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status |
Preferred |
| Index? |
Yes |
| Scope Note |
A Roman under-floor heating system in which hot air heated by a stoked furnace, flowed through channels, created by either raising the floor on pillars of brick and tile or cutting channels into the concrete floor and tiling over them. |
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Instances/Examples (1)
| Context |
Record |
| Monument Type |
MDR4519 Roman Bath House (site of), Little Chester, Derby (Scheduled Monument) |