Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm
Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland farm·Nabataean desert agriculture·🇮🇱 Southern District, Israel
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About Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm
Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland farm hydraulic attributed to Nabataean desert agriculture. Cistern farm 2 ha with Nabataean threshing floors and barrages at Ein Ziq spring. Evenari Ein Ziq Nabataean desert farm with dams terraces and spring diversion.
Why it mattersKey Nabataean desert agriculture reference for transition
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade route evidence
- 02Neolithic origins
Theories
- 01Earliest farming model
- 02Desert port logistics
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 100 BCE
- Period
- Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland farm
- Culture
- Nabataean desert agriculture
- Purpose
- Cistern farm 2 ha with Nabataean threshing floors and barrages at Ein Ziq spring
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1950 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
30.7600° N · 34.8100° E · 550 m · 4 mapped features
- Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm — Fort Wall SectionwallWall circuit30.7601° N · 34.8101° E
- Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm — Inner StructurechamberInner chamber30.7598° N · 34.8101° E
- Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm — Quarry EdgequarryQuarry30.7604° N · 34.8098° E
- Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm — SubstructuresubLower building30.7596° N · 34.8099° E