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‘Atiqot 54 (2006)
ISBN 2948-040X
A Farmhouse from the Late Iron Age and Second Temple Period in ‘French Hill’, North Jerusalem
(Hebrew, pp. 1*–14*; English summary, pp. 153–154)
Gaby Mazor
Keywords: Jerusalem hinterland, agriculture, industry
A farmhouse, equipped with agricultural installations, was uncovered; it was surrounded by an ancient road and agricultural terraces. Two main occupation periods were observed within the farmhouse: the Late Iron Age (Stratum 2) and the Second Temple period (Stratum 1). The Late Iron Age building was built in accordance with the four-room house plan. It was part of an agricultural/industrial complex comprising a vineyard, a winery and a cellar. The pottery indicated that it was built during the eighth century BCE and was used until the end of the Iron Age. The Second Temple-period building reused the earlier one, with some alterations. A new installation, typical of the Second Temple period, was cut in bedrock, and probably served for dyeing. This stratum was dated by Herodian artifacts, which were found sealed beneath a floor, to the first century CE.