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‘Atiqot 65 (2011)
ISBN 2948-040X
Horbat Siv: Quarries, Burial Caves, Kilns, Agricultural Installations, Roads and a Columbarium
(with a contribution by Yossi Nagar)
(Hebrew, pp. 65–87; English summary, pp. 68*–69*)
Kareem Sa‘id and Uzi ‘Ad
Keywords: agriculture, burial, quarry, winepress, oil press
Excavations at Horbat Sib revealed an agricultural village, whose inhabitants engaged,
inter alia,
in the production of oil and wine. Among the finds was a complex winepress, unique both in plan and in size—several suggestions are offered in attempt to reconstruct the way it was operated.