Jewish History
Near East’s Oldest, Largest Wine Cellar Unearthed in Israel, With a Festive Surprise
JNS.org – A team of archeologists has found what it describes as the “oldest and largest palatial wine cellar” ever discovered in the Near East, in the process unearthing some festive and even psychedelic surprises about the Bronze Age. The cellar was discovered in a ruined palace near the sprawling Canaanite city in northern Israel called Tel Kabri. The site itself dates back to around...
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