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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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oapen-20.500.12657-637362023-07-11T13:31:30Z Ancient Olive Presses and Oil Production Buzaian, Ahmed History Ancient History Africa North Social Science Agriculture & Food bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBL History: earliest times to present day::HBLA Ancient history: to c 500 CE bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJH African history bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & 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. 2023-07-04T05:31:15Z 2023-07-04T05:31:15Z 2022 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63736 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International external_content.pdf British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies BILNAS British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) British Institute for Libyan and Northern African Studies Knowledge Unlatched open access |
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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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