The Clay Sources of the Theater Pottery Workshop: A Petrographic Study

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Abstract

The study of the ceramic finds from the theater pottery workshop has the potential of contributing to our understanding of the pottery technology and production processes used during the Umayyad period at Bet She’an. Generally, the collection and analysis of wasters (usually vessels warped to a degree that renders them totally unusable) and ceramic samples from a production site are valuable to the ceramic petrologist for characterizing the fabrics from a single workshop. Kiln studies, in which petrography is an essential component, can be particularly valuable in refining our knowledge of the varieties and range of fabrics used in the
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBaysān : The Theater Pottery Workshop
PublisherIsrael Antiquities Authority
Chapter10
Pages215-228
Volume2
ISBN (Print)9789654062503
StatePublished - 2011

Publication series

NameBet Shean

Keywords

  • Applied arts ; Applied sciences ; Arts ; Basalt ; Behavioral sciences ; Betting ; Clastic sedimentary rocks ; Clays ; Decorative arts ; Earth sciences ; Engineering ; Gambling ; Games ; Geography ; Geology ; Geomorphology ; Heating equipment ; Igneous petrology ; Igneous rocks ; Industrial engineering ; Kilns ; Leisure studies ; Manufacturing engineering ; Mineralogy ; Minerals ; Mudrocks ; Ovens ; Petrology ; Physical sciences ; Pottery ; Quartz ; Raw materials ; Recreation ; Rocks ; Sedimentary rocks ; Shales ; Technology

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