Olive Oil Production in the North-East Temple of Canaanite Lachish
This article presents the results of the 2023 excavation at Tel Lachish, which re-examined Installation BB1132, uncovered in the central hall of a Late Bronze III structure dubbed the North-East Temple. As a result of the recent excavation, the installation was identified as an olive oil press. The...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2025, Volume: 393, Pages: 23-43 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Lakhish (Landscape)
/ Olive oil production
/ Bronze Age
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| Further subjects: | B
Late Bronze III
B Tel Lachish B Olive Oil |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article presents the results of the 2023 excavation at Tel Lachish, which re-examined Installation BB1132, uncovered in the central hall of a Late Bronze III structure dubbed the North-East Temple. As a result of the recent excavation, the installation was identified as an olive oil press. The article discusses the significance of olive oil production in Late Bronze Age Lachish and the possible role that its production played in the cultic activity conducted in the structure. |
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| ISSN: | 2769-3589 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin of ASOR
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