CBM (Ceramic Building Materials)
Israel/Jezreel Valley
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Roman
General Information
The fired-clay building materials, or ceramic building materials (CBM) were found already during the surveys of the area sout of Tel Megiddo. Further excavations of the Legio VI camp and locations around it allowed identification of the forms and creating the typology for legionary CBM. The studied assemblages consist mainly of flat roof tiles (tegulae), but also include ridge tiles (imbrices), bricks, floor/wall tiles, and water pies. The roof tiles have several types of edges, indicating that a variety of manufacturing molds were used for different roof-installation needs. The bricks and floor/wall tiles come in various sizes and were probably used to clad and pave walls and floors. Some of the flat forms, i.e., roof tiles and floor/wall tiles are impressed with a Roman legionary stamps.
Legio/Lejjun (Israel/Jezreel Valley)
