Abstract
A large complex winepress, excavated at Mishmar Ha-‘Emeq, represents the peak in the development of winepresses in the country toward the end of the Byzantine period. Several winepresses of this type have been excavated throughout the country: in the Negev, in the southern coastal plain and in the Carmel. Although they are not identical, they functioned in a similar manner and were connected technologically. They all have five common characteristics: a large treading floor, two connecting vats, one intermediate vat, a screw press or other devices for secondary pressing and auxiliary floors. This elaborate plan allowed for industrial production of wine.
Keywords
technology, agriculture, terminology
Recommended Citation
Avshalom-Gorni, Dina; Frankel, Rafael; and Getzov, Nimrod
(2008)
"A Complex Winepress from Mishmar Ha-‘Emeq: Evidence for the Peak in the Development of the Wine Industry in Eretz Israel in Antiquity (Hebrew, pp. 47–66; English summary, pp. 65*–67*),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 58, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1402
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol58/iss1/7
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