Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Wine Press Older Than the Pyramids

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered extraordinary artifacts, including a 5,000-year-old winepress and a 3,300-year-old animal-shaped vessel.

Archaeological excavations connected to a highway development project in northern Israel, east of the ancient city of Megiddo, have shed light on the area’s Bronze Age history and Canaanite people—the communities that lived in the Levant starting around 3,000 BCE. The discoveries provide insight into early wine production as well as…