Abstract
Three seasons of salvage excavations conducted at Karme Qatif uncovered a villa from the Second Temple period. The villa comprised four wings: a central courtyard; a western residential wing; an eastern wing containing a bathhouse; and a northern wing, which probably included the entrance to the villa. Finds from the building include a few locally made pottery vessels attributed to the Roman period, along with ceramic pipes used to convey water to the bathhouse. Several hiding complexes, soft limestone vessels, coins from the time of the Bar Kokhba Revolt and a miqveh uncovered in the vicinity of the villa may suggest that its inhabitants were of Jewish origin. The villa appears to have been abandoned following the outbreak of the Bar Kokhba Revolt and its suppression by the Romans.
Keywords
villa, southern Judean Shephelah, Second Temple period, Bar Kokhba Revolt, villa rustica, agricultural estate
Recommended Citation
Varga, Daniel and Israel, Yigal
(2026)
"Karme Qatif: A Villa from the Second Temple Period in the Judean Shephelah / כרמי קטיף: וילה משלהי ימי בית שני בשפלת יהודה,"
Qadum: Journal of Excavation Reports from Israel: Vol. 2, Article 24.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/3078-8528.1068
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/qadum/vol2/iss1/24
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