Artifact daubed with red pattern and trio of animals, considered advanced for its time, discovered near olive press in Yatir Forest The post Archaeologists in Negev unearth 1,200-year-old jug ...

Originally, the cave served as an underground olive press for oil production. The excavations are part of a project initiated by the Jewish National Fund to develop the site for visitors.

"There is no doubt that the synagogue discovered at Khorvat Anin served as the religious center for the Jewish population living there." The olive oil press, built in a cave in the depths of the ...