Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have unearthed a huge wine press and a ceramic model of a church dating back to the early-Byzantine period (5th – 6th centuries CE). Ceramic model of a church unearthed near Ashkelon, Israel (Clara Amit / Israel Antiquities Authority) “The wine press, which exceeds 100 m2 in area, consists of three components: a large treading floor paved with ceramic tiles was discovered in the center...
