What is a "tar shower?"

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The citation for the tar shower is from a book from 2007 but perhaps that book quotes some medieval work from somebody who has never been there (haven't read it). The Latin name for the Dead Sea is "asphalt sea" so some monk might have thought that the sea was compromised soley of liquid tar. Nevertheless, the valley does contain tar pits and it is possible that one of these deposits was higher than the city and spilled upon it.

Clint Eastwood 2785

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There is a historical reference for the 'tar' also known as Bitumen, to appear in the Dead Sea after earthquakes. From Journal of the Society of Arts, Volume 7, 1859:

No mention here about it taking flight as projectiles, but it does exist in the area, and apparently was quite valuable to the locals.

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