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🍇 World's largest Byzantine wine factory uncovered in Israel

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🍇 World's largest Byzantine wine factory uncovered in Israel
Ancient commercial wine production complex in Yavne


🕐 1 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 15:21
📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in Yavne, central Israel
  • Dates to approximately 1,500 years ago (Byzantine period)
  • Estimated annual production: 2 million liters
  • Discovered following two-year excavation

Archaeologists uncovered the world's largest known wine factory from the Byzantine period in the Israeli town of Yavne following a systematic two-year excavation. The 1,500-year-old complex represents a significant industrial operation, providing evidence of sophisticated ancient commercial wine production at unprecedented scale ...

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