Posted on 05/29/2022 7:00:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed the 2,100-year-old remains of a farmstead whose owners likely abandoned it in a hurry, possibly to avoid an impending military invasion...
The excavators discovered ancient, still-intact storage jars at the site, as well as weights for weaving looms on a shelf, suggesting that whoever lived there left them behind when they quickly departed...
The archaeologists don’t know who lived there, but it’s possible they were subjects of the Seleucid Empire who left to escape an invasion of the area by the forces of the Hasmonean Kingdom — an independent Jewish kingdom based in Jerusalem to the south.
"We know from the historical sources, that in this period, the Judean Hasmonean kingdom expanded into the Galilee, and it is possible that the farmstead was abandoned in the wake of these events," Abu-Hamid said.
The team also found agricultural tools, such picks and scythes made from iron, at the site, as well as coins that have been tentatively dated to the second half of the second century B.C...
The excavations have also unearthed traces of a much earlier settlement at the site, including the foundations of buildings and pottery vessels that appear to date to the ninth and 10th centuries B.C. According to The Times of Israel(opens in new tab), the pottery items were initially dated according to their style; meanwhile, organic samples have been sent for carbon-14 dating.
Archaeologists found the ancient farmstead at a site called Horbat Assad, east of the Sea of Galilee, during investigations ahead of a planned $270 million water pipeline from the Mediterranean coast. The new pipeline is part of a desalination project that will deliver freshwater to farmland in Israel and neighboring countries.
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Species close to extinction, gwobal warming, ozone layer... Do you need more?
Engineered shortages are a great way to keep the boot on everyone’s necks.
The family was probably snatched up in the middle of the night by a Moab of ariels.
Gotta wonder what happened to the owners. I suspect they were killed.
Wouldn’t surprise me, although I can’t believe we’ll ever get the definitive answer. In any case, they’re dead now. :^)
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