Figure 1: Map showing the location of the Monastery of St Lot at Deir 'Ain 'Abata at the south-east end of the Dead Sea in Jordan
Figure 2:
a) Photograph showing the site at Deir 'Ain 'Abata on a north-west facing scree slope
b) Photograph showing an aerial view of the basilical church and the monastic complex of St Lot, looking east
Figure 3: Geological map of the area south-east of the Dead Sea (after Powell 1988a)
Figure 4:
a) Typical examples of red cooking pots. (approx. 18cm high)
b) An example of a red cooking pot lid with a knob in the centre showing a steam hole punched through it. (approx. 20m diameter)
c) A typical example of a grey cooking pot. (approx. 18cm high)
d) A typical red casserole. (approx. 20cm diameter)
Figure 5: A cream-coloured ribbed storage jar and sherds. Scale = 10cm
Figure 6: A selection of sherds from red coloured storage jars and amphorae. Field width = c.20cm
Figure 7: Large brown mortarium. Approximately 50cm rim diameter
Figure 8: Table showing the eight main petrographic groupings and the typology of the wares
Figure 9: Photomicrograph of the red well-sorted sand fabric. Plane polarised light. Field width = c. 4mm
Figure 10: Photomicrograph of the fine fabric. Plane polarised light. Field width = c. 4mm
Figure 11: Photomicrograph of the sand and silt fabric. Plane polarised light. Field width = c. 4mm
Figure 12: Photomicrograph of the quartz and mudstone fabric. Plane polarised light. Field width = c. 4mm
Figure 13: Photomicrograph of the sparse quartz sand fabric. Crossed polars. Field width = c. 4mm
Figure 14: Photomicrograph of the limestone and igneous fabric. Crossed polars. Field width = c. 4mm (animation)
Figure 15: Photomicrograph of the quartz and limestone fabric. Crossed polars. Field width = c. 4mm (animation)
Figure 16: Photomicrograph of the metamorphic and igneous fabric. Crossed polars. Field width = c. 4mm (animation)
Figure 17: Schematic map showing the possible production sites and direction of trade for pottery imported to Deir 'Ain 'Abata. In the north, amphorae and storage jars were either coming from the Troodos Massif in Cyprus or from the Antioch region in north-eastern Syria, the mortarium was probably produced at Ras al-Basit in north-east Syria, and the 'Gaza' style amphorae were produced in the Gaza area