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Ancient Wine Press Discovered: Insights into Canaanite Culture

11/6/2025

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Archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old wine press carved into bedrock near Tel Megiddo, Israel, marking the region's earliest wine production.
Salvage excavations for Highway 66 revealed Canaanite religious practices, including a ram-shaped vessel and a model shrine.
The findings indicate Megiddo's role as a cultic center and illuminate early urbanization in Canaan.
The artifacts will be displayed at the National Campus for the Archaeology of the Land of Israel in Jerusalem.

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Archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old wine press carved into bedrock near Tel Megiddo, Israel, marking the region's earliest wine production.
Salvage excavations for Highway 66 revealed Canaanite religious practices, including a ram-shaped vessel and a model shrine.
The findings indicate Megiddo's role as a cultic center and illuminate early urbanization in Canaan.
The artifacts will be displayed at the National Campus for the Archaeology of the Land of Israel in Jerusalem.