Pottery Production on the Northern Lebanese Coast during the Early Bronze Age II—III: The Petrographic Analysis of the Ceramics from Tell Fadous-Kfarabida
Lying on the Lebanese coast approximately 22 km north of Byblos (60 km north of Beirut), the Early Bronze Age site of Tell Fadous-Kfarabida was discovered in the spring of 2004. The recent extraction of large quantities of soil created extensive archaeological sections, which were the focus of "...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2009
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2009, Volume: 355, Pages: 51-83 |
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| Summary: | Lying on the Lebanese coast approximately 22 km north of Byblos (60 km north of Beirut), the Early Bronze Age site of Tell Fadous-Kfarabida was discovered in the spring of 2004. The recent extraction of large quantities of soil created extensive archaeological sections, which were the focus of "rescue" investigations conducted by the American University of Beirut (AUB) during two seasons in the summers of 2004 and 2005. Over 4,000 ceramic sherds collected during those seasons were published in detail. This paper examines the information gained from the petrographic analysis of a group of 27 sherds from this corpus, which defined and quantified their mineralogical components and investigated their microtopography. This information will be applied to better understand the provenience of the raw materials and its economic implications, as well as in considering the techniques associated with the production of the ceramic objects during this period. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/BASOR25609334 |