A Byzantine Rural Complex with an Olive Press and an Umayyad Farmhouse on the Banks of Nahׅal ‘Anava, Modi‘in (pp. 199–240)

Authors

• Avraham S. Tendler, Israel Antiquities Authority
• Hagit Torge, Israel Antiquities Authority

Abstract

The excavations on the banks of Nahׅal ‘Anava, Modi‘in, unearthed the remains of a Byzantine (sixth century CE) rural agricultural estate, comprising an olive press installed in a natural cave and an ashlar building, and a later Umayyad-period farmhouse (seventh to mid-eighth centuries CE). The pottery finds reflect three architectural phases: the Byzantine-period construction phase; the collapse of the cave’s ceiling and destruction of the installations; and the Umayyad-period farmhouse.

Keywords

lever-and-screw press, stable, Christianity, ancient road

Recommended Citation

Tendler, AS. and Torge, H. 2022. A Byzantine Rural Complex with an Olive Press and an Umayyad Farmhouse on the Banks of Nahׅal ‘Anava, Modi‘in (pp. 199–240). 'Atiqot 107.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1851

Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol107/iss1/14