Here are three examples of the same place with different areas of the supposedly same mosaic in an 8th century Palace near Jericho.
The picture from AP news shows 827 m2, conveniently close to 8900 ft2. The second is in the text below the picture where it becomes 930 m2 (10000 ft2). You have to hover over the picture or click on it to see the text. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Flifestyle-middle-east-travel-israel-west-bank-2407e36f6e4302f2670798720008a457&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7Ce8520936d88f48eb284808d99d052a5f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637713468404502595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=5pNjVa5n4oAqBlYqnvKlOMRZLfbmccpu1Hy9q%2FeQLmY%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Flifestyle-middle-east-travel-israel-west-bank-2407e36f6e4302f2670798720008a457&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7Ce8520936d88f48eb284808d99d052a5f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637713468404502595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=5pNjVa5n4oAqBlYqnvKlOMRZLfbmccpu1Hy9q%2FeQLmY%3D&reserved=0> Looking at Wikipedia https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHisham%2527s_Palace&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7Ce8520936d88f48eb284808d99d052a5f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637713468404502595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=bAdD7ri2%2BQOuJmgXLUrtOQm6%2FWrB1xWcp5lKkks%2Fq7E%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHisham%27s_Palace&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7Ce8520936d88f48eb284808d99d052a5f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637713468404502595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=jQ4Y4jiT8gW8olSa%2BSmltoONFghiEGTnMwIPJq4covg%3D&reserved=0> it’s 836 m2 (8998 ft2). The source here is from the Guardian in the UK with the source as Agence France Press (AFP).https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2021%2Foct%2F28%2Fhuge-restored-mosaic-unveiled-in-jericho-desert-castle&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7Ce8520936d88f48eb284808d99d052a5f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637713468404502595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Xx7r28S1Y2gy%2FHhuytU85hgrTbkzAO2Qnb7c0VQXFkk%3D&reserved=0 <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2021%2Foct%2F28%2Fhuge-restored-mosaic-unveiled-in-jericho-desert-castle&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7Ce8520936d88f48eb284808d99d052a5f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637713468404502595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Xx7r28S1Y2gy%2FHhuytU85hgrTbkzAO2Qnb7c0VQXFkk%3D&reserved=0> So which one is accurate? It seems possible the earlier text on the picture of 827 m2 but conveniently rounded to a nice round number in the latter two examples. This just proves that using a US or British source for referencing facts can easily lead you astray because the author will always round measurements up or down to some nice round number in their non metric units. Mike Payne France.
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