Ancient wine press from the 2nd era when people walked on grapes to smash them. It was made larger in the Byzantine era when a revolving pole was used

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Remains of an ancient wine press from the Second Temple Period made larger in the Byzantine era. People walked and smashed the grapes on the flattened rock, the round hole and the channel to which the juice drained are from the Second Temple Era and the two rectengular holes are Byzantine, a column was put in the holes around which a tool smashing the grapes revolved. The ancient Middle East was the wine industry world center. Horvat Etri, the Shfela Hills or Judean Foothills, Israel.

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: Hurvat Etri, Shfela, Israel
Photo credit: © Dan Porges / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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