The ancient source of clay for Petra pottery is believed to be Jabal at-Tinah, located between the modern town of Wadi Musa and the ancient site of Petra (UTM coordinates 737610E-3357730N). The claystone at Tinah is described by 'Amr as "intensely fractured by the "Wadi Musa Fault" and is characterized by massive landslides due to the nature of the deposition of secondary gypsum in the fractures (p. 121, after Abu Dayyeh 1993, pp. 128, 142).
The ancient source of clay for Petra pottery is believed to be Jabal at-Tinah, located between the modern town of Wadi Musa and the ancient site of Petra (UTM coordinates 737610E-3357730N). The claystone at Tinah is described by 'Amr as "intensely fractured by the "Wadi Musa Fault" and is characterized by massive landslides due to the nature of the deposition of secondary gypsum in the fractures (p. 121, after Abu Dayyeh 1993, pp. 128, 142).
c.-100 to c.600
Nabatean/Early Roman, Roman, Middle Roman, Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Late Byzantine
