Science & Planet Israeli archaeologists have found remnants of the 1,600-year-old landbouwhoeve, which probably belonged to a rich Samaritan. A part of the estate to the northeast of Tel Aviv was a wine press with a Greek inscription, reports the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) today.
The caption “Only God helps the beautiful property of master Adios, amen,” is regarded as a further evidence of an intense colonization of the region by the Samaritans during the Byzantine period. The Samaritans are a sect of which a 800-many of them today in Israel and the West Bank live. They see themselves as the true jews. The centre of their faith is the mountain Gerizim in the West Bank.
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The Greek inscription on the farmstead dates from the early fifth century after Christ, the IAA. “The inscription was discovered on the impressive wine press, which was part of the estate of a rich person called Adios”, sounds. the
It is the second time that there is a winepress with a similar inscription with a reference to the Samaritans is found in Israel.
