Abstract
The excavation in the village of ‘Illuṭ exposed an installation comprising two plastered pools, serving during three phases (A–C). In Phase B the installation was used for fish farming (piscina), as indicated by the incorporation of antilia jars and a clay pipe in one of the pool’s walls. The installation was dated to the Middle Roman period based on the pottery finds, continuing in use until the end of the Byzantine period. This fish farm attests to consumption and economic facets of the inhabitants of the site, as well as to their high technological and agricultural skills.
Keywords
Lower Galilee, Roman Empire, fish species, technology, agriculture
Recommended Citation
Dalali-Amos, Edna and Tepper, Yotam
(2021)
"A Fishpond from the Roman and Byzantine Periods at ‘Illuṭ (Hebrew, pp. 29*–48*; English summary, pp. 205–206),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 103, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1939
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol103/iss1/11
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