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5,000-Year-Old Winepress and Canaanite Ritual Site Discovered near Megiddo
Long before the rise of ancient Israel, people in the Jezreel Valley were already producing wine and performing sacred rituals. Recent excavations east of Tel Megiddo have now brought these forgotten practices to light, exposing a 5,000-year-old winepress and a 3,300-year-old ritual complex tied to the Canaanite cult. The discoveries, announced by the Israel Antiquities…