DescriptionMamshit. Flour Mills from Mampsis (4099452620).jpg
Black basalt hand-mills used to grind flour. These were uncovered in the remains of ancient Mampsis, an important Nabatean trading city in the Negev of Israel. The basalt hand-mills were likely produced in northern (upper) Galilee, where this volcanic stone is abundant.
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Black basalt hand-mills used to grind flour. These were uncovered in the remains of ancient Mampsis, an important Nabatean trading city in the Negev of Israel. The basalt hand-mills were likely produced in northern (upper) Galilee, where this volcanic stone is abundant.