At the Crossroads of History, Industry, and Technology: Olive Oil Production in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Nineteenth Century
Archaeology Late Antiquity Olive oil production Technological transfer
Wine and Oil Production in the Eastern Mediterranean
Archaeology Late Antiquity Olive oil production Technological transfer

Wine and Oil Production in the Eastern Mediterranean

Tamara Lewit, “Wine and Oil Production in 4th-7th century Monasteries of the Eastern Mediterranean”, ROMVLA, Revista del Seminario de Arqueologia de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla, 21, 2023, p. 7-28.

Tamara Lewit analyzes the monasteris producing olive oil and wine in the Eastern Mediterranean between 4-7th centuries CE. She highlights the engagement of monasteries to the agricultural production with an aim of surplus production to be traded in the market. Moreover, Tamara Lewis mentions that monasteries played some role in the transfer of agricultural technologies across regions.

Available at: https://www.academia.edu/118229157/WINE_AND_OIL_PRODUCTION_IN_4TH_7TH_CENTURY_MONASTERIES_OF_THE_EASTERN_MEDITERRANEAN