Map 1. Outline geological map of the main research area: Israel, Lebanon, western Syria and part of southern Turkey. After Beydoun 1977 and I.F.P.-C.N.E.X.O. 1974. (Map by L. Smith, using the computer drawing package Professional Draw by 'Gold-Disk' Inc.)
Map 2. Areas indicated by the provenance study for the sources of Fabric Groups 1 and 3. (Map by L. Smith, using the computer drawing package Professional Draw by 'Gold-Disk' Inc.)
Map 3. Areas indicated by the provenance study for the sources of Fabric Groups 2, 4 and 5. (Map by L. Smith, using the computer drawing package Professional Draw by 'Gold-Disk' Inc.)
Map 4. Map showing places mentioned in the text. Produced by Paul Tyers
Figure 1: Canaanite Jar from Amarna in the Cairo Museum
Figure 2: Specimen 33: Group 1.1.1, high quartz together with a very high limestone content and a large difference in their proportions. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 3: Specimen 74: Group 1.1.2, slightly lower quartz and limestone content and a smaller difference in their proportions. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 4: Specimen 60: Group 1.2.1, lower quartz and limestone content than in 1.1.1 and 1.1.2, and limestone slightly greater than quartz. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 5: Specimen 166: Group 1.2.2, similar quartz and limestone content to 1.2.1, limestone being approximately equal to quartz. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 6: Specimen 76: Group 1.2.3, similar quartz and limestone content to 1.2.1, but quartz being greater than limestone. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 7: Specimen 146: Group 2.1.1, relatively sparse quartz, at an average percentage of c. 3%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 8: Specimen 165: Group 2.1.2, moderate amount of quartz, at an average percentage of c. 7%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 9: Specimen 80: Group 2.2.1, significantly higher quartz content than 2.1.2, at an average percentage of c. 16%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 10: Specimen 163: Group 2.2.2, similar quartz content to 2.2.1, distinguished texturally by subrounded to well rounded quartz grains, mostly of medium sand size. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 11: Specimen 62: Group 3.1.1, abundant volcanic rock fragments, predominantly olivine basalt, at c.17%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 12: Specimen 63: Group 3.1.2, lower percentage of volcanic rock fragments than 3.1.1, at c. 12%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 13: Specimen 187: Group 4.1.1, high proportion of the ophiolite-related inclusions, specimen with high percentages of serpentine. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 14: Specimen 52: Group 4.1.1, specimen with high percentages of radiolarian chert. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 15: Specimen 40: Group 4.2.1, high proportion of the ophiolite-related inclusions, but large amounts of replacement chert, and low percentages of radiolarian chert. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm, d) thin section PPL field width c. 2.7mm, with orange spinel grain
Figure 16: Specimen 161: Group 4.2.2, low proportion of the ophiolite-related inclusions, replacement chert and radiolarian chert at low percentages. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 17: Specimen 42: Group 5.1.1, high proportion of limestone (>16%), microfossils at c. 4% or less. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 18: Specimen 160: Group 5.1.2, lower proportion of limestone (c. 8-10%) than 5.1.1, and microfossils at c. 4%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 19: Specimen 83: Group 5.2.1, limestone to over 16%, microfossils at c. 5.5-8%. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm
Figure 20: Specimen 149: Group 5.2.2, similar limestone content to 5.2.1, microfossils to nearly 10%, distinguished visually by beige-coloured inclusions, likely to be one type of microfossil. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 21: Specimen 210: Ras Shamra, with ophiolite-related constituents, including radiolarian chert and spinel. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm
Figure 22: Specimen 212: Ras Shamra, with ophiolite-related constituents, including replacement chert, radiolarian chert and altered serpentine. a) sherd section field width 17mm, b) thin section XP field width c. 10.7mm, c) thin section XP field width c. 2.7mm