Dibsi Faraj | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Site: Dibsi Faraj

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Site Information

Site name (primary, secondary):

Dibsi Faraj

Country/region:

Syria/Homs Desert

Alternate names & spellings:

Athis, Attas, Dibsa, Dibsah, Dibsi, Neocaesarea, Neokaisareia, Qasrin

Coordinates (N,E):

35.95 , 38.1667

Periods attested by vessels on the LCP:

Roman, Middle Roman, Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

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Site Description

Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1) consumption site.

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Related Images

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DF. 1409.8 167/BW 30

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Dibsi Faraj

2nd-4th c. CE

Middle Roman

DF. 2307. 57 277. 1

Cooking pot

Dibsi Faraj

1st - 2nd centuries CE

Roman

DF. 2404. 3 45

Cooking pot

Dibsi Faraj

7th - 8th/9th centuries CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

DF. 2231 1 21

Cooking pot

Dibsi Faraj

mid-8th - 10th centuries CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 2

DF. 1409.8 167/BW 30 TS
DF. 1409.8 167/BW 30
Dibsi Faraj

2nd-4th c. CE

Middle Roman

Magnification:
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Polarized Light?
XPL

DF. 1497.8 157/BW 25 TS
DF. 1497.8 157/BW 25
Dibsi Faraj

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Magnification:
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Polarized Light?
XPL

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Site/Project URLs and Database Links

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Associated Wares/Ware Families/Style

Ware name:

Date:

Period:

Syrian Brittle Ware of the Roman-Byzantine period

1st-7th c. CE

Roman, Byzantine

Syro-Anatolian Brittle Ware of the early-middle Islamic era

7th - 14th c. CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid, Early Medieval/Middle Islamic, Later Islamic - Fatimid/Mamluk

Associated Petro-fabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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