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Massive Byzantine-era winery unearthed in Israel
A general view of the excavation site of an 1,500-year-old winery from the Byzantine period by the Israel Antiquity Authority, in Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, October 11, 2021. /CFP

A general view of the excavation site of an 1,500-year-old winery from the Byzantine period by the Israel Antiquity Authority, in Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, Israel, October 11, 2021. /CFP

Photo shows stamped handles found in the excavation of the 75,000-square-foot (about 6,968 square meters) complex of five winepresses and four warehouses where the wine was aged. Archeologists estimate the winery produced between two to three million liters of wine per year and believe it to be the largest known Byzantine-era winery in the world. /CFP

Photo shows stamped handles found in the excavation of the 75,000-square-foot (about 6,968 square meters) complex of five winepresses and four warehouses where the wine was aged. Archeologists estimate the winery produced between two to three million liters of wine per year and believe it to be the largest known Byzantine-era winery in the world. /CFP

Dolls made of bones from the Abbasid Period found on the site on October 11, 2021. According to reports, the operators of the winery are unknown, but archaeologists say the large, intricate conch-shell decorations suggest the owners were wealthy. /CFP

Dolls made of bones from the Abbasid Period found on the site on October 11, 2021. According to reports, the operators of the winery are unknown, but archaeologists say the large, intricate conch-shell decorations suggest the owners were wealthy. /CFP

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