‘Atiqot - Publications of the Israel Antiquities Authority

‘Atiqot 65 (2011) ISBN 2948-040X

A Sugar Industry Site from the Fatimid to the Ottoman Periods at Tell Umm al-Faraj, Western Galilee (Hebrew, pp. 139–159; English summary, p. 77*)
Emmanuel Damati
Keywords: sugar industry, pottery workshop, ‘Akko Valley
The excavation at Tell Umm al-Fajar, located in the heart of Moshav Ben ‘Ami in the western Galilee, revealed an agricultural settlement that produced sugar from the Fatimid period until the Ottoman period, as indicated by the numerous sugar vessels that were found.