Kafr Kama: Building, Oil Press and Glass Industry from the Late Byzantine–Early Umayyad Periods and Remains from the Middle Bronze Age, Roman and Mamluk Periods / כפר כמא: מבנה, בית בד ותעשיית זכוכית מהתקופות הביזנטית המאוחרת–האומיית הקדומה ושרידים מהתקופות הברונזה התיכונה, הרומית והממלוכית

Key Points

• The excavation aimed to investigate the historical occupation and industries at Kafr Kama from various ancient periods.
• Conducted a salvage excavation revealing four strata of occupational layers
• Identified architectural remains dating from the Middle Bronze Age to Mamluk period
• Analyzed artifacts, including an oil press and glass-production furnace from the Byzantine to Umayyad transition.
• Stratum IV and III revealed minimal remnants from the Middle Bronze Age and Roman period, indicating early settlement.
• Stratum II uncovered a building and oil press alongside evidence of glass production from the Byzantine-Umayyad transition.
• Stratum I contained remnants from the Mamluk period, confirming later resettlement after abandonment during the late Umayyad period.