Abstract
A vast salvage excavation was conducted in Complex N, an area designated for the construction of the Nofim neighborhood in Modi‘in. The excavation documented 130 find spots, including agricultural terraces, partition and boundary walls, dams, stone heaps, watchtowers, roads, winepresses, fences (pens), rock shelters, lime kilns, cupmarks, caves, shafts, cisterns and modern walls. It also revealed a fortress with adjacent casemate rooms dating to the Persian and Early Hellenistic periods, which could have been used by Persian military forces. Byzantine-period remains consisted of a farmstead, winepresses and terraces, indicating the agricultural character of the region.
Keywords
landscape archaeology, Persian period, Hellenistic period, Byzantine period, fortress, farmstead, winepresses
Recommended Citation
Haddad, Elie
(2025)
"Modi‘in, Nofim Neighborhood: Remains from the Neolithic and Persian–Byzantine Periods / מודיעין, שכונת נופים: שרידים מן התקופות הניאוליתית והפרסית–הביזנטית,"
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel: Vol. 1, Article 30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/3078-8528.1029
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/qadum/vol1/iss1/30
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