Israel Antiquities Authority unearths 1,600-year-old winery in Jerusalem (13 images)

Archeologist Alex Wiegmann, excavation director, cleans a Second Temple Mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, in which many pottery fragments were found. Workers from the Israeli Antiquities Authority discovered a rural estate with a large wine press, a Roman bathhouse and a Second Temple era Mikveh, in the Schneller Compound in Jerusalem, Israel, March 2, 2016. The complex was found prior to construction of residential buildings for the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population. The Roman bathhouse includes terra cotta pipes used to heat the bathhouse and several clay bricks, some which were stamped with the name of the Tenth Roman Legion, which participated in the conquest of Jewish Jerusalem. A large winery dating to the Roman or Byzantine period was unearthed beside the bathhouse, dating 1,6000 years old. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI

Archeologist Alex Wiegmann, shows clay tiles discovered in an Roman Bathhouse from the 4th or 5th century CE, that was uncovered in the Schneller Compound in Jerusalem, Israel, March 2, 2016. The bathhouse was discovered prior to construction of residential buildings for the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population. The bathhouse includes terra cotta pipes used to heat the bathhouse and several clay bricks, some which were stamped with the name of the Tenth Roman Legion, which participated in the conquest of Jewish Jerusalem. A large winery dating to the Roman or Byzantine period was unearthed beside the bathhouse. Archaeologists believe this winery served the residents of a large manor house in a rural estate. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI

A worker for the Israeli Antiquities Authority works near terra cotta pipes in a recently uncovered 1,6000 year old Roman Bathhouse from the 4th or 5th century CE, in Jerusalem, Israel, March 2, 2016. The bathhouse was discovered prior to construction of residential buildings for the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population in the Schneller Compound. The bathhouse includes terra cotta pipes used to heat the bathhouse and several clay bricks, some which were stamped with the name of the Tenth Roman Legion, which participated in the conquest of Jewish Jerusalem. A large winery dating to the Roman or Byzantine period was unearthed beside the bathhouse. Archaeologists believe this winery served the residents of a large manor house in a rural estate. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI

Archeologist Alex Wiegmann, shows a Roman oil lamp discovered in an Roman Bathhouse from the 4th or 5th century CE, that was uncovered in the Schneller Compound in Jerusalem, Israel, March 2, 2016. The bathhouse was discovered prior to construction of residential buildings for the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish population. The bathhouse includes terra cotta pipes used to heat the bathhouse and several clay bricks, some which were stamped with the name of the Tenth Roman Legion, which participated in the conquest of Jewish Jerusalem. A large winery dating to the Roman or Byzantine period was unearthed beside the bathhouse. Archaeologists believe this winery served the residents of a large manor house in a rural estate. Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI