El aceite en la Protohistoria del sur de la Península Ibérica

Abstract

It is admitted that the arrival of Phoenicians in the 1^st millennium b. C. led to the introduction of the culture of the olive tree in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, which would have meant the incorporation of oil to the commercial circuits. Neverthe­less, the preserved organic remains only seem to show evidence of wild olive trees. No amphorae types especially devoted to its transport or containers used for lighting are known. In addition, the nonexistence of facilities dedicated to oil production until the second half of the above mentioned millennium suggest that oil was scarcely spread until the advent of Romans.