Ancient Olive Presses and Oil Production
This masterly study presents the first comprehensive overview of olive oil production in Cyrenaica, North-East Libya, during the mid to late Roman period. The evidence collected by the author overturns previous assumptions about the small-scale of this industry and convincingly demonstrates its econ...
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| description | This masterly study presents the first comprehensive overview of olive oil production in Cyrenaica, North-East Libya, during the mid to late Roman period. The evidence collected by the author overturns previous assumptions about the small-scale of this industry and convincingly demonstrates its economic importance in both urban and rural settings. The typology and characteristics of Cyrenaican pressing elements and gazetteer of sites confirm this work as an essential reference volume for studies of ancient production and open up questions about the Cyrenaica’s role in producing olive oil for local, regional and Mediterranean markets. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1012242025-07-30T11:47:14Z Ancient Olive Presses and Oil Production Buzaian, Ahmed History Ancient History Africa North Social Science Agriculture & Food thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHH African history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society This masterly study presents the first comprehensive overview of olive oil production in Cyrenaica, North-East Libya, during the mid to late Roman period. The evidence collected by the author overturns previous assumptions about the small-scale of this industry and convincingly demonstrates its economic importance in both urban and rural settings. The typology and characteristics of Cyrenaican pressing elements and gazetteer of sites confirm this work as an essential reference volume for studies of ancient production and open up questions about the Cyrenaica’s role in producing olive oil for local, regional and Mediterranean markets. 2023-07-10T07:45:02Z 2023-07-10T07:45:02Z 2023-07-04T05:31:15Z 2022 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63736 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/101224 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63736/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63736/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63736/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/63736/1/external_content.pdf British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies Knowledge Unlatched Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Open Services British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies open access |
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