Rural settlement and economic activity : olive oil and Amphorae production on the Tarhuna Plateau during the Roman period
This thesis examines the rural settlement, landscape and two rural economic activities: olive oil and amphorae production on the Tarhuna plateau of Tripolitania. This was gendered from the Late Neo-Punic through the Roman period. Tripolitania is considered one of the main olive oil production regions during the Roman imperial era. Previous studies have tended to stress that presses of the Gebel Tarhuna were totally used for olive oil production, but the new evidence identified by the Tarhuna Archaeological Survey (TAS) has addressed that the wine was also produced to some extent in this area during the Roman period. The study has shown that there was a close relationship between olive oil and wine production and amphorae production by identifying new 14 amphora kiln sites with a quite large number of amphora stamps. These stamps reveal that these amphora workshops mostly located within estates belong to the urban elite. The dissertation is divided into six chapters. The first half of the thesis is dealing with the geographic and literary background, the TAS and the ancient rural settlement on the Tarhuna plateau. After this, chapters are devoted to examine pressing facilities and the press element typology.
Ahmed, Mftah
Rural settlement and economic activity : olive oil and Amphorae production on the Tarhuna Plateau during the Roman period. This thesis examines the rural settlement, landscape and two rural economic activities: olive oil and amphorae production on the Tarhuna plateau of Tripolitania. This was gendered from the Late Neo-Punic through the Roman period. Tripolitania is considered one of the main olive oil production regions during the Roman imperial era. Previous studies have tended to stress that presses of the Gebel Tarhuna were totally used for olive oil production, but the new evidence identified by the Tarhuna Archaeological Survey (TAS) has addressed that the wine was also produced to some extent in this area during the Roman period. The study has shown that there was a close relationship between olive oil and wine production and amphorae production by identifying new 14 amphora kiln sites with a quite large number of amphora stamps. These stamps reveal that these amphora workshops mostly located within estates belong to the urban elite. The dissertation is divided into six chapters. The first half of the thesis is dealing with the geographic and literary background, the TAS and the ancient rural settlement on the Tarhuna plateau. After this, chapters are devoted to examine pressing facilities and the press element typology.
rural_settlement economic_activity oil amphorae production plateau roman period examines rural_settlement landscape rural economic_activity oil amphora production plateau tripolitania gendered late neo roman_period tripolitania consider one_main oil production region roman_imperial era previous_study tend stress press totally use oil production new_evidence identify archaeological_survey address wine also produce extent area roman_period study_show close_relationship oil wine production amphora production identify new amphora kiln sit quite large_number amphora stamp stamp reveal amphora workshop mostly locate_within estate belong urban elite divide_six chapter first_half deal geographic literary background ancient rural_settlement plateau devote examine press facility press element typology