Archeology artifacts on white

Israel and the middle east is considered the cradle of civilization
As such there is an abundance of archeological sites and of course artifacts found while excavating these sites
Starting at prehistoric sites like Tel Ubeidiya located 3 km south of Lake Tiberias, in the Jordan Rift Valley, Israel, an archaeological site of the Pleistocene, ca. 1.5 million years ago, preserving traces of the earliest migration of Homo erectus out of Africa. The site yielded hand axes of the Acheulean type. The site was discovered in 1959 and excavated between 1960 and 1974


And in the Carmel Mountain, Nahal Mearot (Cave River) nature reserve containing caves used by prehistoric men for 150 thousand years in three distinct cultures Acheulian culture, Muarian culture and mousterian culture. starting with Homo erectus and ending with Neanderthal




Roman glass bottles and jar 4th century CE


Ancient Canaanite Scarab Seals 2nd millennium BCE


3 pictographic clay tablets with administrative text Uruk Period circa 3000 BCE


The Emperor and Nike. Roman gold coin depicting emperor Vespasian 69-79 CE


And the customary slideshow with a selection of archaeological artifacts

Holyland Archeology. Artifacts on White - Images by photostock-israel .

An insight into regional cuisine

We at PhotoStock-Israel have identified food stock images as a possible niche with growth potential. Our original emphasis was on Jewish food photographs, Mideastern foods and local Israeli, Palestinian and Arab foods. But we also have in our archive general food images, Italian - Pasta and Pizza making baking and eating, Japanese - various types of Sushi, soups and servings, Indian and Western

But this is not the reason of this post, I wanted to tell you about a personal experience I had while shooting this lovely old grandmother preparing Kibbeh (from wiki: a Levantine Arab dish made of bulgur and chopped meat. The best-known variety is a torpedo-shaped fried croquette stuffed with minced beef or lamb.)

She complained about the labour intensive preparation of Aleppo and middle eastern foods It made me think Some cuisines are labour intensive while other are labour free - Goulash comes to mind


Just throw the ingredients into a pot and walk away. Her husband had the answer - Mideastern women where expected to stay at home (worse, they were and are sometimes forbidden from going out) and they had to find a way to entertain themselves while rural European peasants were expected to help in the field



Comments are welcome
Ilan Rosen
www.PhotoStock-Israel.com