2022
DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2022.40
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Caravanserai middens on desert roads: a new perspective on the Nabataean–Roman trade network across the Negev

Abstract: Long-distance trade routes criss-crossed ancient Africa and Eurasia. Archaeological research has focused on the commodities in transit and the excavation of major centres located along these routes, with less attention paid to smaller caravanserai and evidence such as rubbish middens. The ‘Incense Route’ linked the Arabian Peninsula and Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, with activity peaking during the Nabataean and Roman periods. The authors present the results of test-pit excavations of middens at three smal… Show more

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“…Coprolites from Orhan Mor and Nahal Omer were retrieved by the author (D.F.) in February 2022 during the Negev Camel Caravan Project excavation headed by Guy Bar-Oz and Roy Galili (Galili et al 2021; Bar-Oz et al 2022). The Nahal Omer pellets appeared exceptionally preserved by desiccation and derive from two different Early Islamic rubbish middens: Areas A and B of the 2020 excavations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Coprolites from Orhan Mor and Nahal Omer were retrieved by the author (D.F.) in February 2022 during the Negev Camel Caravan Project excavation headed by Guy Bar-Oz and Roy Galili (Galili et al 2021; Bar-Oz et al 2022). The Nahal Omer pellets appeared exceptionally preserved by desiccation and derive from two different Early Islamic rubbish middens: Areas A and B of the 2020 excavations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The site's importance derives from its excellently preserved organic materials, the majority of which were found in rubbish middens near the settlement houses (Figure 2). Pilot excavations in 1991, and more recently in 2020 and 2022, yielded an exceptionally diverse assemblage of organic remains, including numerous textiles, and human faeces and hair, revealing these middens as 'social archives' (Bar-Oz et al 2022). They reflect the trans-regional interconnectedness and complex transportation networks between diverse economic agents and different cultures during the transition from the Late Byzantine to the Early Islamic periods.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%