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‘Atiqot 56 (2007)
ISBN 2948-040X
Building Remains and Industrial Installations from the Early Islamic Period at Khirbat Deiran, Rehovot
(Hebrew, pp. 119–144; English Summary, pp. 84*–85*)
Aviva Bouchenino
Keywords: Shephelah, industry, pools, miqweh, stone vessels, oil lamps
During a salvage excavation at Khirbat Deiran, Rehovot, fragmentary remains of an industrial building were uncovered, including an oil press, a kiln and various plastered installations. Two strata were observed (I, II); Persian-wheel (
saqiya
) vessels and a plastered channel were found in Stratum I, probably pointing to the existence of a Persian-wheel installation on the higher part of the site. Based on the pottery, glass and numismatic finds, the complex was dated to the Early Islamic period, especially the time spanning the eighth and tenth centuries CE. Pottery sherds from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods were also found, indicating the presence of a settlement during those periods.