Arad 1004 7638 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

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Vessel: Arad 1004 7638

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Context Information

Site Name

Arad

Date

ca. 730–701 BCE

Site Type

Fortified site/citadel

Country/Region

Israel/Negev

Period

Iron Age IIB

Archaeological Context

Locus 1004, Room (Phase 8)

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar

Shape Type

SJ-8

Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

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Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

~800–900 °C (calcite decomposed; band position 1080 cm⁻¹)

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Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Haifa Bay/Akko Coast/Coastal alluvium

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Lily Singer-Avitz. "Arad: The Iron Age Pottery Assemblages" Tel Aviv 29 (2002), 110–214

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

FTIR – main clay peak (Si–O): 1079.7 cm⁻¹; calcite: Trace only (ν₃ 1420.6 cm⁻¹ weak, ν₂ 873.6 cm⁻¹; largely decomposed); quartz: 796.1 cm⁻¹, 778.0 cm⁻¹; dolomite: Absent (refs: B07; R10)