Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village
Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic (Wadi Rabah 6000 BCE; Chalcolithic 5000–3800 BCE olive) and Late Pottery Neolithic/Chalcolithic? Kfar Samir overlain waterlogged·Chalcolithic olive press (4800 BCE Kfar Samir submerged 400 m line 7 hr press)·🇮🇱 Coastal Plain, Haifa southern beaches, Kfar Samir olive press, south of Haifa, Carmel foot, Israel
About
About Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village
Kfar Samir Galili 1990s, Kfar Samir 4800 press 100k olive stones. Recorded context — Period: Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic (Wadi Rabah 6000 BCE; Chalcolithic 5000–3800 BCE olive) and Late Pottery Neolithic/Chalcolithic? Kfar Samir overlain waterlogged; Culture: Chalcolithic olive press (4800 BCE Kfar Samir submerged 400 m line 7 hr press); Field status: excavated; Materials: kurkar vat, reed mat, cherry wood board, olive pits 100k; Condition: submerged Kra?.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic olive press (4800 BCE Kfar Samir submerged 400 m line 7 hr press) submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Elite residence
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. 4800 BCE olive vats
- Period
- Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic (Wadi Rabah 6000 BCE; Chalcolithic 5000–3800 BCE olive) and Late Pottery Neolithic/Chalcolithic? Kfar Samir overlain waterlogged
- Culture
- Chalcolithic olive press (4800 BCE Kfar Samir submerged 400 m line 7 hr press)
- Purpose
- Chalcolithic olive oil factory with 7 oval vats (1.4 m) and reed-mat graves 10 with cherry wood boards — 5000 BCE earliest olive oil factory submerged Haifa 5 m
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1973
- Excavation
- Excavated
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village
c. 4800 BCE olive vats
Initial construction / first occupation at Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village
On the ground
Structures & features
32.7560° N · 34.9570° E · -5 m · 4 mapped features
- Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — Principal Harbourharbourharbour at Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — primary structure32.7550° N · 34.9550° E
- Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — Wall Annex 2wallwall at Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — subsidiary complex32.7563° N · 34.9555° E
- Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — Southern Templetempletemple at Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — subsidiary complex32.7567° N · 34.9563° E
- Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — Harbour Annex 4harbourharbour at Kfar Samir — Chalcolithic Olive Press and Burial Reed-mat Village — hydraulic feature32.7557° N · 34.9573° E