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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Authors: Weissbein, Itamar (Author) ; Garfinḳel, Yosef 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2025, Volume: 393, Pages: 23-43
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lakhish (Landscape) / Olive oil production / Bronze Age
Further subjects:B Late Bronze III
B Tel Lachish
B Olive Oil
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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.
ISSN:2769-3589
Contains:Enthalten in: Bulletin of ASOR