Elaion: Olive Oil Production in Roman and Byzantine Syria Palestine (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology / Monograph)
Description
Oleoculture was always an important part of ancient agriculture, which was the mainstay of the ancient economy and the writing on the subject, both ancient and modern, is immense. The present study centers upon the place of the olive in the agricultural regimes and economies of Roman and Byzantine Syria-Palestine, exploring them in environmental, technological, social and, when possible, economic contexts. The author explores the regional origins of olive cultivation and its wanderings across time and space, discussing typology and chronology of oil facilities and their rural and urban cont...
ISBN(s)
8323513457, 9788323513452
