Abstract
The excavations at the Winepress Park in Rishon Le-Ẓiyyon uncovered a large pottery assemblage dated to the Byzantine period, including locally produced bowls, casseroles, cooking pots and bag-shaped jars, as well as bowls imported from Asia Minor, Cyprus and Tunisia. The rich and varied assemblage uncovered at the site, along with architectural remains, may indicate that this was a residential area—possibly a farmhouse inhabited by tenant farmers who operated the nearby winepresses. The pottery vessels served as a primary dating tool and contributed to establishing the site’s chronology. The ceramic finds, together with the numerous repairs identified in the winepresses, suggest that the site was inhabited for an extended period and was likely abandoned during the Umayyad period.
Keywords
ceramics, Byzantine period, imported vessels, Late Roman C Ware, Cypriot Red Slip, African Red Slip, Fine Byzantine Ware
Recommended Citation
Bouchenino, Aviva and Dayan, Ayelet
(2025)
"Rishon Le-Ẓiyyon, Winepress Park: Byzantine Pottery / ראשון לציון, גן הגיתות: ממצא כלי חרס מן התקופה הביזנטית,"
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel: Vol. 1, Article 35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/3078-8528.1034
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/qadum/vol1/iss1/35
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