The Effect of Function on the Selection of Raw Materials and Manufacturing Technology of Byzantine Pottery

A collection of different forms of Byzantine pottery from Qasr Ar-Rabbah, Jordan was examined to determine their chemical, mineralogical, and microtexture contents. In order to investigate the effect of form and function of pottery on the selection of raw materials and manufacturing technology to produce them, petrography, X-ray diffractograph, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), and cluster analysis were used. Cooking pots were made with more attention than other pottery forms, being produced with thin walls, non-calcareous clay, and fired at relatively high temperatures

Archaeology · Byzantine architecture · Geography · Mineralogy · Petrography · Pottery · Raw material · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Building materials and conservation · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geology

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