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Ancient Wine Press Unearthed, Revealing Canaanite Rituals

11/10/2025

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old wine press at Tel Megiddo, the region's oldest evidence of wine production.
The excavation, carried out before highway construction, yielded cultic artifacts, including a ram-shaped vessel and a model shrine dating 3,300 years ago.
Dr. Amir Golani said the findings illuminate Canaanite religious practices and early Israelites' interactions with them.
The discoveries were presented at a conference on innovations in Israeli archaeology.

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The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced archaeologists uncovered a 5,000-year-old wine press at Tel Megiddo, the region's oldest evidence of wine production.
The excavation, carried out before highway construction, yielded cultic artifacts, including a ram-shaped vessel and a model shrine dating 3,300 years ago.
Dr. Amir Golani said the findings illuminate Canaanite religious practices and early Israelites' interactions with them.
The discoveries were presented at a conference on innovations in Israeli archaeology.