An industrial zone and an elaborate winepress at Gan Ha-Darom, Israel

Abstract: Remains from the Late Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Ayubic and Mamluk periods were identified in archaeological excavations at the Gan Ha-Darom site. Two major stages of settlement in the Byzantine and Middle Ages were exposed in the excavations. Early remains were revealed indicating tha...

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Autores principales: Dayan, Ayelet, Barkan, Diego, Radashkovsky, Igal
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/11717
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Sumario:Abstract: Remains from the Late Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Ayubic and Mamluk periods were identified in archaeological excavations at the Gan Ha-Darom site. Two major stages of settlement in the Byzantine and Middle Ages were exposed in the excavations. Early remains were revealed indicating that a farmhouse or a monastery existed in the 4th–6th centuries CE, which includes a mosaic-paved chapel decorated with geometric designs and remains of at least four installations, probably winepresses. At the time, the site also served as an agricultural hinterland and an industrial zone, evidenced by an elaborate winepress that was exposed c. 120 m south of the farmhouse/ monastery. In one of its collecting vats was built as secondary stage potterykiln. This article will discuss the industrial zone and the elaborate winepress.