Tel Megiddo

The ram-shaped cult object as discovered on the site at Megiddo. (Photo: Barak Tzin, Israel Antiquities Authority)

The earliest winepress for wine production and evidence of a popular Canaanite cult: Extraordinary discoveries uncovered in an archaeological excavation near Megiddo

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In an excavation conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority as part of a major transportation project on Route 66 being carried out by the Israel Roads Company, a wine press for wine production was discovered - one of the oldest ever uncovered in the country - and other unique findings that teach about Canaanite worship.
Canaanite finds from Megiddo Hill (courtesy of Megiddo Archaeological Expedition)

Researchers have analyzed the genetics of the Canaanites and its relationship to modern populations such as Jews, Palestinians and Bedouins

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The DNA analysis showed that the Canaanites were created from the mixing of populations that migrated to the southern Levant mainly from the Caucasus region (or western Iran) with ancient local populations that stayed there, a process that lasted at least 1,000 years
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