Excavators accept discovered an ancient vino press from the Byzantine menses at the Tzipori National Park inwards northern Israel, the Nature in addition to Parks Authority announced Sunday.
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| Credit: Zvika Tzuk/Israel National Parks Authority |
According to the researchers, after the ancient reservoir was no longer inwards use, likely during the fourth century CE, it was subsequently adapted to choke a vino press amongst additional structure in addition to quarrying.
The treading flooring of the vino press is 3.2 foursquare meters in addition to is hewn inwards the bedrock. Most of the quarrying was done when the reservoir was originally installed, according to archaeologists. The collecting vat of the vino press is 1.5 × 1.7 meters, amongst a depth of 2.15 meters, having iv tall steps descending to the bottom.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 smaller vino press or temporary storage compartment for the grapes standard 1.7 × 1.9 meters was flora side yesteryear side to the large vino press, amongst a pocket-sized elliptical pit standard 0.6-0.7 meters in addition to having a depth of 0.5 meters.
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| Credit: Zvika Tzuk/Israel National Parks Authority |
The vino press was discovered during excavations that accept been underway since 2002 for the tourism evolution of the Zippori National Park every bit good every bit to farther scientific question of the State of Israel Nature in addition to Parks Authority.
The operate is led yesteryear MD Zvika Tzuk, Director of the Archaeology Department of the State of Israel Nature in addition to Parks Authority, together amongst MD Yossi Bordowitz in addition to MD Dror Ben-Yosef, inwards cooperation amongst in addition to partially funded yesteryear Prof. Jim Parker, Vice President of the Baptist Theological Seminary.
It is nether the auspices of the State of Israel Antiquities Authority.
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| Credit: Zvika Tzuk/Israel National Parks Authority |
The expanse of the large reservoir inwards which the vino press was flora is 5 x nine meters, its depth is 3.5 meters, in addition to its ceiling rests on 5 arches.”
Tzuk added that “the plaster that overlaid the walls in addition to arches of the 2 reservoirs is white plaster on overstep of grayness mortar, indicating that they were hewn in addition to built inwards the foremost century or the kickoff of the minute century CE, in addition to are believed to accept served every bit the H2O puddle of ancient Tzipori.”
He concluded that, “with the completion of the excavations, visitors to the Tzipori National Park tin live impressed yesteryear the beauty in addition to forcefulness of the ancient H2O reservoirs, including the ancient vino press that was discovered.”
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| Credit: Zvika Tzuk/Israel National Parks Authority |
During the excavations, workers in addition to staff of the ascendence succeeded inwards relocating an ancient carob tree that had grown inwards the reservoir in addition to was estimated to live 100 years old. In a complex operation, amongst the assist of a backhoe in addition to a crane, the tree was successfully moved to the other side of the entrance of the national green side yesteryear side to the olive trees.
Author: Tamara Zieve | Source: Jerusalem Post [June 11, 2018]
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