Garum Factory in Lixus

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Fish-salting and garum-manufacturing workshops in Lixus (modern-day Morocco). The complex had 23 closely-spaced vats (cetariae) and functioned from 40/60 CE to the early 6th century CE. The factory had a salting capacity of over one million litres, making it the largest garum producer in the western Mediterranean.

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Raddato, C. (2022, December 12). Garum Factory in Lixus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16804/garum-factory-in-lixus/

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Raddato, Carole. "Garum Factory in Lixus." World History Encyclopedia, December 12, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16804/garum-factory-in-lixus/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Garum Factory in Lixus." World History Encyclopedia, 12 Dec 2022, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16804/garum-factory-in-lixus/.

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