Abstract
A farmhouse, equipped with agricultural installations, was uncovered; it was surrounded by an ancient road and agricultural terraces. Two main occupation periods were observed within the farmhouse: the Late Iron Age (Stratum 2) and the Second Temple period (Stratum 1). The Late Iron Age building was built in accordance with the four-room house plan. It was part of an agricultural/industrial complex comprising a vineyard, a winery and a cellar. The pottery indicated that it was built during the eighth century BCE and was used until the end of the Iron Age. The Second Temple-period building reused the earlier one, with some alterations. A new installation, typical of the Second Temple period, was cut in bedrock, and probably served for dyeing. This stratum was dated by Herodian artifacts, which were found sealed beneath a floor, to the first century CE.
Keywords
Jerusalem hinterland, agriculture, industry
Recommended Citation
Mazor, Gaby
(2006)
"A Farmhouse from the Late Iron Age and Second Temple Period in ‘French Hill’, North Jerusalem (Hebrew, pp. 1*–14*; English summary, pp. 153–154),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 54, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1323
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol54/iss1/3
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