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Archaeologists Discover Fragrant Oil Residues in Ancient Phoenician Vessels

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Archaeologists have performed the inaugural systematic, interdisciplinary examination of the structure, methods, and contents of 51 “Phoenician Oil Bottles” discovered on Motia Island, located off the western coast of Sicily, Italy. Their findings imply that these bottles were likely produced and filled in aromatic Phoenicia during the 8th to 6th centuries BCE and distributed throughout [...] The post Archaeologists Discover Fragrant Oil Residue…
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In the period around 2800 years, small Phoenician ceramic vials were widespread in the Mediterranean. Now, analyses of 51 such vials from the Phoenician settlement of Mozia in Sicily, where these vessels were produced and what was stored in them, revealed and served by the Levant – the heartland of the Phoenicians [...] The article Fragrances of the Phoenician homeland first appeared on wissenschaft.de.

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Ancient Pages broke the news in on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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