An Ancient Flour Mill on the Northern Dam of the ‘Tanninim Reservoir’ (Hebrew, pp. 151–166; English Summary, pp. 86*–87*)

Authors

Yosef Porath, Israel Antiquities Authority
Peter Gendelman, Israel Antiquities Authority
Yael Arnon

Abstract

Excavations at the site, located between the foothills of the Carmel ridge on the east and the central kurkar ridge on the west, revealed three superimposed mills. The earliest mill probably functioned not earlier than the fifth century CE. The Crusader-period mill was constructed above the western hall of the earlier mill, apparently during the twelfth century CE, and went out of use during the thirteenth or fourteenth century CE. The latest mill, which was inserted in the eastern hall of the earliest mill, was dated to the Ottoman period based on several pottery fragments. These mills are part of a larger group of water-powered flour mills that operated in the country from the Byzantine period to the mid-twentieth century CE.

Keywords

coastal plain, industry, technology

Recommended Citation

Porath, Yosef; Gendelman, Peter; and Arnon, Yael (2007) "An Ancient Flour Mill on the Northern Dam of the ‘Tanninim Reservoir’ (Hebrew, pp. 151–166; English Summary, pp. 86*–87*)," 'Atiqot: Vol. 56, Article 18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1368
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol56/iss1/18