{"id":53318,"date":"2016-03-02T13:03:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=53318"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:03:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:03:14","slug":"53318","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/53318\/","title":{"rendered":"1,600-Year-Old Wine Press Discovered in Old Jerusalem Army Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Times of Israel:<\/p>\n<p>An ancient wine press likely dating from Roman times was uncovered within the grounds of a disused IDF military base in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiques Authority said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The IAA excavated the former Schneller base ahead of the construction of residential buildings on the site for the capital\u2019s ultra-Orthodox community.<\/p>\n<p>Various discoveries were made during the dig, including a large winery from either the Roman or Byzantine period, around 1,600 years ago. Archaeologists found a white mosaic surface surrounding a pit that was part of the wine press used to extract juice from grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/1600-year-old-wine-press-found-in-old-jerusalem-army-base\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Times of Israel: An ancient wine press likely dating from Roman times was uncovered within the grounds of a disused IDF military base in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiques Authority said on Wednesday. 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