Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment

Since medieval times, sugar production and consumption hugely impacted European social, cultural, and economic development. The introduction of sugar cultivation entailed knowledge transfer and new technological requirements, such as the manufacture of sugar pots used to crystallise sugar, which is...

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Autores: Mentesana, Roberta, Buxeda i Garrigós, Jaume
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218172
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Restes arqueològiques
Sucre
Sicília (Itàlia)
Edat mitjana
Antiquities
Sugar
Sicily (Italy)
Middle Ages
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spelling Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A ReassessmentMentesana, RobertaBuxeda i Garrigós, JaumeRestes arqueològiquesSucreSicília (Itàlia)Edat mitjanaAntiquitiesSugarSicily (Italy)Middle AgesSince medieval times, sugar production and consumption hugely impacted European social, cultural, and economic development. The introduction of sugar cultivation entailed knowledge transfer and new technological requirements, such as the manufacture of sugar pots used to crystallise sugar, which is often the only archaeological evidence of sugar production and consumption. Sicily was one of the major sugar producers in medieval and post-medieval times, and many studies based on archive sources were devoted to this phenomenon. However, the archaeological evidence seemed comparatively scarce. This paper reviews the contexts and materials already known in Sicily, adding those resulting from the research conducted under the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie SPotEU project. A typological classification based on sugar pot shape and size is proposed here. This study allows us to reconsider the archaeological evidence on the island and discuss changes in the design of sugar pots over phases, contexts and sites.Taylor & Francis2025202520232025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion30 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/218172Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2023.2262876Medieval Archaeology, 2023, vol. 67, num.2, p. 368-397https://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2023.2262876(c) Taylor & Francis, 2023info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2181722026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
title Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
spellingShingle Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
Mentesana, Roberta
Restes arqueològiques
Sucre
Sicília (Itàlia)
Edat mitjana
Antiquities
Sugar
Sicily (Italy)
Middle Ages
title_short Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
title_full Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
title_fullStr Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
title_full_unstemmed Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
title_sort Archaeological Evidence of Medieval Sugar Production in Sicily: A Reassessment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mentesana, Roberta
Buxeda i Garrigós, Jaume
author Mentesana, Roberta
author_facet Mentesana, Roberta
Buxeda i Garrigós, Jaume
author_role author
author2 Buxeda i Garrigós, Jaume
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Restes arqueològiques
Sucre
Sicília (Itàlia)
Edat mitjana
Antiquities
Sugar
Sicily (Italy)
Middle Ages
topic Restes arqueològiques
Sucre
Sicília (Itàlia)
Edat mitjana
Antiquities
Sugar
Sicily (Italy)
Middle Ages
description Since medieval times, sugar production and consumption hugely impacted European social, cultural, and economic development. The introduction of sugar cultivation entailed knowledge transfer and new technological requirements, such as the manufacture of sugar pots used to crystallise sugar, which is often the only archaeological evidence of sugar production and consumption. Sicily was one of the major sugar producers in medieval and post-medieval times, and many studies based on archive sources were devoted to this phenomenon. However, the archaeological evidence seemed comparatively scarce. This paper reviews the contexts and materials already known in Sicily, adding those resulting from the research conducted under the EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie SPotEU project. A typological classification based on sugar pot shape and size is proposed here. This study allows us to reconsider the archaeological evidence on the island and discuss changes in the design of sugar pots over phases, contexts and sites.
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Medieval Archaeology, 2023, vol. 67, num.2, p. 368-397
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