Elusa was the capital of the Palestina Salutaris province. As a result, it generated its fair share of rubbish. That’s before you consider the numerous farms in the area, as well as the adjacent settlements. Elusa and its residents were also responsible for an estimated 212,000 cubic feet of rubbish every year, according to modern archaeologists. That is comparable to the amount generated by cities in the twenty-first century.
Elusa, on the other hand, wasn’t always a sprawling garbage-collecting metropolis. It grew out of a village that existed over 2,000 years ago, and its water supply, which is essential in the otherwise barren Negev desert, is likely to be the reason for its growth. Elusa’s location at the crossroads of two significant commercial routes, the Incense Road and the Way of Shur, also benefited. It was essentially a crossroads where East and West collided.
