Figure 8: Table showing the eight main petrographic groupings and the typology of the wares
Late Antique Coarseware fabrics at Deir 'Ain 'Abata | ||
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Fabric Group | Vessel types | Date |
Red well-sorted sand fabric | Red cooking pots, lids, casseroles & a trefoil jug
N=14 |
4th-8th C AD |
Fine fabric | Grey cooking pots, lids, casseroles, a jug & a red casserole
N=11 |
4th-8th C AD |
Sand & silt fabric | Grey cooking pots, lid & glazed waster
N=4 |
5th-8th C AD |
Quartz & mudstone fabric | Grey cooking pot lid & a 'local' storage jar
N=2 |
5th-7th C AD |
Sparse quartz sand fabric | 'Local' storage jars & a 'non-local' storage jar
N=7 |
5th-8th C AD |
Limestone & igneous fabric | Late Roman I type amphorae, amphora & 'non-local' storage jars
N=8 |
4th-7th C AD |
Quartz & limestone fabric | Late Roman I type 'Gaza' amphorae
N=2 |
4th-6th C AD |
Metamorphic & igneous fabric | Mortarium
N=1 |
4th-6th C AD |