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Museum Address:
​POB 407
Haifa 3100301
Opening Hours:

​Sun-​Thu  
10:30am - 11:00am
And upon demand in advance

Contact Details:
​Tel.:​04-8355440
​Fax:​04-8355466

Email:
Bat7@dagon.co.il​

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Dagon Collection
Archaeological Museum of Grain Handling in Israel

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An exhibition hall with ancient pottery on the floor and ancient items in glass display cabinets on the wallThe museum owns an archaeological collection in the subject of grain cultivation, handling and  storage, in the Land of Israel and its neightors  from the birth of agriculture in the Neolithic period to the present. 
A statuette of a man grinding wheat
The exhibition starts with the birth of agriculture and how it became established during the Neolithic era. It continues with a display of the development in the production of labour tools and  the utilization of agricultural products for the economy and storage care. An attention is given to numerous archaeological finds, including artifacts and their craftsmanship. They exemplify also the symbolical descriptions incorporated in religion and ritual, such as the numerous statuettes representing the fertility cult, which were discovered in excavations throughout the biblical world. 

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