Sweet waste: medieval sugar production in the Mediterranean viewed from the 2002 excavations at Tawahin es-Sukkar, Safi, Jordan

In: Early materials and practices series

Abstract

The case for the archaeological exploration of the early sugar industry in western Asia and the Mediterranean -- Sugar : origins and general processes -- The archaeology of sugar production from western Asia to Iberia : sites and vessels -- The geoarchaeology and archaeology of the Ghor as-Safi, Jordan -- The excavations at Tawahin es-Sukkar and Khirbet Shaykh 'Isa -- The ceramics from Tawahin es-Sukkar and Khirbet Shaykh 'Isa -- Other material finds from Tawahin es-Sukkar and Khirbet Shaykh 'Isa -- Organic finds from Tawahin es-Sukkar and Khirbet Shaykh 'Isa.