Israel’s oldest-known soap factory found in Negev ...
Aug 16, 2020·A soap factory going back 1,200 years has been discovered in the Negev city of Rahat, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Sunday. The discovery, inside an ancient home of a rich family from the Islamic period, may be one of the earliest in the world for solid soap production, and is certainly the oldest known soap factory in what is ...