One of the Mamluk-era tunnels carved into tufa rock at Nahal 'Amal, revealing the sophisticated hydraulic engineering that powered medieval sugar production. (Azriel Yechezkel / A. Frumkin et al., ...
The study indicates that the tunnels likely channeled water to drive horizontal paddle wheels, which powered millstones used ...
Beneath the verdant pools of Gan Ha-Shelosha lies a network of medieval tunnels that once powered the thriving sugar industry ...
Salmon largely disappeared from our waters due to the construction of water mills, ecologists now conclude. The construction of water mills caused the destruction of the gravel beds in streams, making ...