TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A 2,800-year-old farmhouse was discovered in Israel that has 23 rooms, winepress and grain silo. The stone-walled farmhouse was dug out of a location in Rosh Ha-’Ayin during a land-opening by the government.
The house, which measures 98 by 131 feet (30 by 40 meters), is "extraordinarily well preserved," Amit Shadman, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority sad as quoted by Livescience.
The farmhouse dates back to the time of the Assyrian conquest, when the Assyrians conquered Northern Israel, the researchers said.
"Farmhouses during this period served as small settlements of sorts, whose inhabitants participated in processing agricultural produce," Shadman added.
According to Shadman, the finding is not the first to be found. Archaeologists had previously uncovered an industrial-size winepress outside Jerusalem in what was likely a monastery before the 7th century B.C., and in 2013, archaeologists found a 1,500-year-old winepress under a city street in Tel Aviv.
Archeologists also found an object that suggests a Greek presence during that era: a rare silver coin with an image of Zeus and Alexander's name next to it. The Israel Antiquities Authority and Construction Ministry is planning to preserve the building and open it for public visit.
LIVESCIENCE | AMRI MAHBUB
