Tag: Carmel coast
Oldest Evidence of Growing Olives for Food Discovered under Haifa’s Sea
Olives are a key component of the human diet, culinary culture, and economy of the Mediterranean region.
3,000-Year-Old Purple Dye Industry Revealed Near Haifa
The most prestigious clothes in this era were dyed with the famous purple (Hebrew: argaman and techelet), produced from the glands of maritime snails of the Murex snail family.
Pharoah Sends Passover Greetings; Rare Scarab Seal Found at Tel Dor
A rare scarab seal belonging to a senior Egyptian official of the 13th Pharaonic Dynasty is found by a birdwatcher on Israel's northern coast.