Jewish ‘Stone Age’ factory from time of Jesus surfaces in Galilee

Source: Times of Israel | August 22, 2016 | Ilan Ben Zion

Near site where biblical figure is said to have turned water to wine, 2,000-year-old workshop for stone vessels comes to light

In a limestone cave halfway between Nazareth and the biblical town of Cana, archaeologists recently unearthed a first century CE workshop that produced stone vessels similar to those that held the water Jesus turned into wine.

Several stone bowls and cups in various stages of completion were found in the bowels of the cave, suggesting the cave may have been been home to an active stone goods manufactory. The site, known today as Einot Amitai, is the first stoneware manufacturing site of its kind to be found in the Galilee from the Second Temple Era, researchers said.

While evidence of chalkstone vessel production has been found at other sites in the Galilee, only at Einot Amitai have archaeologists found a quarry and workshop where they were made.

The cave was found in 2001 when residents of the nearby town were bulldozing a plot of land and breached the cavern. A limited survey of the site indicated it may have been involved in the production of limestone goods, but archaeologists only launched a more comprehensive dig this August.

A Second Temple era chalkstone vessel factory in the Galilee excavated by archaeologists from Ariel University and the University of Malta. (Courtesy of Yonatan Adler)

A Second Temple era chalkstone vessel factory in the Galilee excavated by archaeologists from Ariel University and the University of Malta. (Courtesy of Yonatan Adler)

A Second Temple era chalkstone vessel factory in the Galilee excavated by archaeologists from Ariel University and the University of Malta. (Courtesy of Yonatan Adler)

A Second Temple era chalkstone vessel factory in the Galilee excavated by archaeologists from Ariel University and the University of Malta. (Courtesy of Yonatan Adler)

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    CA Surveyor #9492

    “Biblical figure?”

    Takes two brain cells to need a snapse, which the author obviously lacks.

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