Salted fish and fish sauces from Masada. A preliminary report

Omri Lernau; Hannah Cotton; Yuval Goren

Salted fish and fish sauces from Masada. A preliminary report

Omri Lernau, Hannah Cotton, Yuval Goren

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Abstract

Salted fish and fish sauces were produced and traded in large quantities in Roman times. This report deals with excavated evidence of fish products (salted fish, garum and allec) from Masada, a large Herodian fortress in the Judean Desert. The finds include remains of fish and inscribed amphorae, which were imported from Southern Spain. The sauce, allec, was of high quality as well as kosher. It fits well with other evidence of luxurious stores stocked by King Herod in Masada.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35-41
Number of pages	7
Journal	Archaeofauna
Volume	5
State	Published - 1 Dec 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Allec
Archaeozoology
Garum
Masada
Roman period

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Archaeology
Animal Science and Zoology
Archaeology

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