Evidence for earliest olive-oil production in submerged settlements off the Carmel Coast, Israel

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1141-1150

  Galili, Ehud ^a   Stanley, Daniel Jean ^b   Sharvit, Jacob ^a   Weinstein Evron, Mina ^c  

^a ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carmel coast; Israel; Late neolithic; Olive oil extraction; Submerged settlements

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL STUDY; OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION;

ISRAEL, CARMEL COAST;

EID: 0031432002     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1997.0193     Document Type: Article

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