Petaḥ Tiqwa, Mulabbis: A Crusader-Period Water Reservoir and Finds form the Byzantine, Early Islamic and Ottoman Periods (with contributions by Lior Rauchberger, Nitzan Amitai-Priess, Amir Golani)

Authors

Elie Haddad, Israel Antiquities AuthorityFollow
Ruth Smadar Gabrieli, University of Sidney, Australia and University of Western Australia, AustraliaFollow

Abstract

During a salvage excavation at Mulabbis, Petaḥ Tiqwa, five massive Crusader-period fieldstone foundations were revealed. Two of the foundations supported a Crusader-period structure which stood on pillars built of large ashlars, some bearing diagonal hewing marks typical of the Crusader period. Between and above the pillar bases, two plastered chambers were built, identified as the remains of a Crusader-period water reservoir. This impressive Crusader-period complex was situated on a low hill summit overlooking a tributary of Naḥal Yarqon. Finds included an ornate stone capital and pottery dating to the twelfth–fourteenth centuries CE. This complex went out of use at the end of the Crusader period. A small quantity of Mamluk-period pottery was also recovered, as well as Ottoman-period pottery, including tobacco pipes.

Keywords

Mulabbis, Crusader, Mamluk, Ottoman periods, reservoir, water management, tobacco pipes, Arabic inscription, local and imported pottery

Recommended Citation

Haddad, Elie and Gabrieli, Ruth Smadar (2025) "Petaḥ Tiqwa, Mulabbis: A Crusader-Period Water Reservoir and Finds form the Byzantine, Early Islamic and Ottoman Periods (with contributions by Lior Rauchberger, Nitzan Amitai-Priess, Amir Golani)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 119, Article 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.2374
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol119/iss1/18