38473
Accession Number
31418
Author
Magrill, Pamela;Middleton, Andrew
Title Of Article Chaper
Did the potter’s wheel go out of use in Late Bronze Age Palestine?
Title Of Journal Book
Antiquity
Volume
75
Issue
287
Pages
137-144
Collation
8 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Wheel-thrown pottery was widely produced in ancient Palestine during the Middle Bronze Age. However, evidence from two sites in Jordan has led to recent suggestions that this technique went out of use throughout the region during the Late Bronze Age. Investigation by xeroradiography of the pottery-forming techniques used in a Late Bronze Age potter’s workshop at Lachish, Israel, suggests that the situation may be more complex and that further research is needed before generalized conclusions can be drawn.
Keywords
lachish;potter;wheel;pottery;technology;xeroradiography;analysis
pub_id
38473