A well-preserved 2,100-year-old, Hasmonean period agricultural farmstead containing finds that may have been abandoned in haste, was uncovered at Horbat Assad next to Nahal Arbel in eastern Galilee. In many cases in Israel, the findings were chanced upon during construction work. In this instance, excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) prior to…
Inhabitants clearly fled in haste, say experts, leaving behind a treasure trove of pottery, coins and other everyday items. But who were they, and why did they flee?
Inhabitants of an agricultural farmstead in what is today Horbat Assad in eastern Galilee appear to have left in haste, leaving a “time capsule” for archaeologists to find.