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oapen-20.500.12657-637402023-07-05T02:42:19Z Rural settlement and economic activity Ahmed, Muftah History Ancient Rome Social Science Archaeology History Africa North bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJD European history bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJH African history Rural Settlement and Economic Activity is a key new addition to literature on the rural economy of Tripolitania during Antiquity. The chapters explore the geography and climate of the area and present the results of the author’s archaeological survey. Settlement types and their constructions are examined, followed by a detailed analysis of olive oil presses and their production capacity. Finally, amphora production sites are discussed, with examples of the types of amphora and their capacities. The conclusions give an overview of the rural economy of Tarhuna during the Roman period, focusing on economic aspects and offering an astonishing new picture of this highly productive landscape. 2023-07-04T05:31:58Z 2023-07-04T05:31:58Z 2018 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63740 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International external_content.pdf Society for Libyan Studies Society for Libyan Studies 345bc552-756e-4a77-a6ca-d51849cb1230 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Society for Libyan Studies Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Rural Settlement and Economic Activity is a key new addition to literature on the rural economy of Tripolitania during Antiquity. The chapters explore the geography and climate of the area and present the results of the author’s archaeological survey. Settlement types and their constructions are examined, followed by a detailed analysis of olive oil presses and their production capacity. Finally, amphora production sites are discussed, with examples of the types of amphora and their capacities. The conclusions give an overview of the rural economy of Tarhuna during the Roman period, focusing on economic aspects and offering an astonishing new picture of this highly productive landscape.
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