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‘Atiqot 52 (2006)
ISBN 2948-040X
Chemical Study of Basaltic Hopper-Rubber (Olynthus) Mills from Nahal Tut and ‘En Hofez
(pp. 197–200)
Irena Segal
Keywords: Menashe Hills, geology, chemical composition
Four basalt stones of hopper-rubber (Olynthus) mills were sampled for chemical analysis; two were found at Nahal Tut and two, from ‘En Hofez. All were dated on the basis of stratigraphy to the second half of the fourth century BCE. The chemical examination established that the millstones from Nahal Tut were manufactured in the area of Nisyros, in the Aegean region.