Lecture and Wine Tasting with Andrew Koh, Assistant Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University, and Joseph A. Greene, Deputy Director and Curator, Harvard Semitic Museum.
In 2013, a team of archaeologists working in northern Israel unearthed the storage magazines of a Canaanite palace from 1700 BCE containing remnants of what is considered to be the oldest--and largest--ancient wine cellar in the Near East.Chemical analysis of the jars found at the site suggests the Canaanites drank a strong, sweet wine flavored with an exotic mix of honey...
Harvard Semitic Museum and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Come Experience an epic day of archaeological events! Activities take place among the world-famous collections of North American, Maya and Ancient Near Eastern archaeology held by the Peabody and Semitic museums.