Olive Oil Production in the North-East Temple of Canaanite Lachish
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19595244 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Itamar Weissbein (0000-0002-4745-4283), Y Garfinkel (0000-0001-6685-9190) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 393 |
| Pages | 23-43 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2769-3589 • E-ISSN: 2769-3600 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/734008 |
| OpenAlex | W4408021151 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
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
Ancient history · Biology · Economics · Geography · Oil production · Olive oil · Petroleum engineering · Temple · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Food Science · Geology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |