Date Honey Production in Dilmun in the mid 2nd millennium B.C. : Steps in the Technological Evolution of the Madbasa

• DOI: 10.3406/paleo.1990.4520
• Publication Date: 2008-10-17T14:34:41Z
• Authors: Flemming Højlund
• Keywords: 9. Industry and infrastructure; 8. Economic growth; 0601 history and archaeology; 06 humanities and the arts

Evidence from Ras al Qala'a, Bahrain, is presented, that takes back the madbasa, i.e. a room equipped for producing date honey, Islamic period to mid 2nd millennium B.C. A possible madbasa latter Failaka, Kuwait, described, and social context of honey production in Bronze Age Arabia discussed. The outline technological evolution suggested.