Excavations carried out under the direction of the Israel Government Department of Antiquities have uncovered three winecellars and the remains of three others probably built during the Byzantine ara, it was announced here today.
Additional discoveries in these diggings at Artuv, near Herzlia, include a pedal-operated winepress and a cistern with a mosaic-covered floor, and a primitive irrigation istallation dating back to the Middle Ages. The area was known as Appolinia during Hellenistic times.
Excavations at Beit Yerah on the western shore of Lake Tiberias have resulted in the discovery of an old experimental canal near the Tiberias-Dagania Road as well as objects from the Roman and Hellenistic periods and from the “third phase of the early bronze age.” Three years ago an old Arab fortress with a staircase leading into Lake Tiberias was discovered in this area.
(The New York Times reported from Jerusalem this week that Prof. Eliezer Sukenik has reported that at least one hitherto unknown Biblical scroll has been brought to light through the use of infra-red rays. This and other 2,000-year-old leather scrolls have been restored by the rays after photographs and visual scrutiny have revealed almost no evidence of writing.)
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
