Byzantine Well Discovered In Tel Aviv

May 21, 2014

It is unusual to find important archaeological remains today in Tel Aviv. However a Byzantine Period well, some 1,500 years old, was discovered when preparatory building work was started at a site in the Ramat Ha'Hayal neighborhood of the city last month. The well is a rare example of the “antilla” type of well.

An animal, usually an ass, powers a wheel that was attached to a conveyor belt apparatus which provided the motive power to draw water and fill pottery vessels known as “antillas.” The water so collected usually went to fill nearby reservoirs

Source: Excerpts of article by Edgar Asher, Ashernet

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