Petrographic sample: KhArisa 001

Vessel Registration Number:

Khirbet Arisa (G-95) L:104 B:1034 DB:789

Khirbet Arisa

14th c. CE

Jar

Israel/Carmel Mountains

Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Household/Utility

Description

The fabric is a brown marl/shale, silty with ~20% voids. The non-plastic inclusions are: 25% sub-angular to sub-rounded shale (50-800 μm), 10% calcareous concretions/limestone (30-280 μm), 5% sub-angular to angular quartz (20-120 μm); some: rounded foraminifera (30-80 μm), rhomboid dolomite (30-100 μm).

Thin Section Photos  4


Jar
Khirbet Arisa
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Jar
Khirbet Arisa
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Jar
Khirbet Arisa
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Jar
Khirbet Arisa
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Break Photos  0

Vessel Images  1


Jar
Khirbet Arisa
14th c. CE
Middle-Late Islamic/Mamluk

Petrographic Sample

Western Galilee (?) /

Shale, calcareous concretions/limestone, quartz

Local group 1a (Gabrieli et al 2014)

Marl/shale

Associated Ware/Ware Family

11th c. CE - 20th c. CE

Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk, Ottoman, Ottoman