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Geographical comparison of the Limes Arabicus Project and the Roman Aqaba Project
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Steps involved in of Crop Processing
Threshing
Cleaning/ Sieving
Winnowing
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Percentage of cereal and weed remains in the Late Roman and Early Byzantine periods at Aila
Cereal Chaff Cereal Grains Agricultural Weed species
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
Late RomanEarly Byzantine
Egyptian and Gaza amphorae resembling those common at Aila in the fourth and fifth centuries
Date groves
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Aila Faunal species
85228; 45%
31664; 17%
32144; 17%
40171; 21%
Domestic Consumables Domestic NonconsumablesWild Animals Unidentified
Click icon to add pictureShellfish remains found during excavations
Jar with Garum (fish sauce remains) dating to the late 1st century A.D.
Comparative Carcass Part Distributions across Late Roman and Early Byzantine Contexts
Foot Hindlimb Forelimb Cranial w Dental
Axial0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Late RomanLR/EBEarly Byzantine
Foot Hindlimb Forelimb Cranial w Dental
Axial0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Late RomanLR/EBEarly Byzantine
Ovis/Caprine Carcass Part Distribution
Bos Carcass Part Distribution