Daily life- cisterns, oil press, caves

Alli GoodfellowAlli, me and Lynette


I had so much fun going through all these small spaces- small holes for small places- my calling in life.


It was a small tunnel that lead to a big opening and then there were many small tunnels to go into. These holes in the walls were for ashes of people who died.
Micah's Cave: these caves were used for refuge for many centuries. Families would stay here for periods of time when there was trouble.

Inside the caves
Bell Caves- used for Limestone Material: It had the best acoustics.

We sang songs in the Cistern, and it sounded beautiful. These cisterns would fill up with water and used during the dry seasons- used for baths, drinking water, storage, the oil presses and so on.

They crused the olives here. When they crush them the pulp is red (like Christ's blood).
Olive press-They would mash up the olives then put them in the bags under the wood, then they would weigh it down to squeeze all the oil out of it. The oil is symbolic of Christ sacrifice and that is what we use for blessings.

All the holes are where the pigeons were kept. Marcus and I
Bet Guvin- we are going into a cave where the Romans kept pigeons for trade and food