Petrographic examination of selected pottery vessels from the al-Waṭṭa Quarter, Safed (Ẓefat)

Shapiro, Anastasia
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Title Petrographic examination of selected pottery vessels from the al-Waṭṭa Quarter, Safed (Ẓefat).
Host Item Atiqot 97 (2019) 225-233
Description Archaeological excavations in the al-Waṭṭa quarter in Safed unearthed a significant pottery collection dated to the Mamluk period. Of these, 22 ceramic vessels, including plain and glazed cooking and table wares, were selected for petrographic analysis. The finds were ascribed to three groups: Group 1, originating in the Mount Ḥermon foothills, in the southern Lebanon Range or in Transjordan
Group II, probably a local source, likely pointing to a local production
and Group III, a Basaltic Brown Mediterranean soil, which outcrops in the Jordan Valley, the Golan Heights and the Korazim plateau.
Language English
National Library system number 997010684691805171
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