Khirbat Din‘ila is an archaeological site and former village in the Upper Galilee in the north region of Israel.[1][2] The village was established in the Roman period, with activity at the site in the Byzantine and medieval eras.[1]

Khirbat Din‘ila
Byzantine oil press at Khirbat Din‘ila
Khirbat Din'ila is located in Northern Haifa region of Israel
Khirbat Din'ila
Shown within Northern Haifa region of Israel
LocationUpper Galilee, Israel
Coordinates33°03′58″N 35°14′46″E / 33.0661°N 35.2462°E / 33.0661; 35.2462
TypeArchaeological site
History
FoundedRoman period
PeriodsRoman, Byzantine, Middle Ages
Site notes
Excavation dates2001–2002
Archaeologists
  • R. Frankel
  • A. Tatcher
Public accessYes

Archaeology

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Several surveys were done at the site, when during the survey of 1984 by R. Frankel, 7 oil presses were discovered.[2]

In the years 2001–2002, excavations were conducted by Ayelet Tatcher as the Israel Antiquities Authority started a new project to preserve and restore some of the finding in the site.[1] The seven oil presses that were found at the site imply that the settlement's economy was based on oil production.[1][2] After the excavation was complete, the walls, thresholds and the oil presses themselves, were restored.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tatcher, Ayelet (2005). "Khirbat Din'ila". www.hadashot-esi.org.il. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c פרנקל, ר' (1987). "Kh. Din'ila / ח' דנעילה". Hadashot Arkheologiyot / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות (in Hebrew). פט: 10–13. ISSN 0047-1569.
  3. ^ שקולניק, יעקב (2016). "חורבת דנעילה בגליל המערבי - קרן קימת לישראל - קק". www.kkl.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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