Etude microscopique de poteries anciennes du Negev et du Sinaï

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ID6107136
AuthorsA Slatkine (corresponding author)
Year1978
Volume4
Issue1
Pages113-130
Publication date1978-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePaléorient (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0153-9345 • E-ISSN: 1957-701X
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/paleo.1978.4216
OpenAlexW2059963888
LanguageFR
Citations received4

The mineralogical composition of ancient pottery found in the Negev and Sinaï has been studied under the polarising microscope in roughly 330 sections. The pétrographie microscopical method frequently enables the obtaining, in a relatively short time, of a great amount of information concerning the mineralogical composition and texture of the sherds relfecting the potter's technique, the origin of the raw materials, the binding and tempering materials used, and the approximate temperature of the firing ; and occasionally concerning specific details particular to certain sites, and, finally anomalies no doubt related to conditions of exchange between people. Pottery belonging to the Timna area consists of three types designated by Rothnberg under the names "Negev", "Common "and "Midian". The "Midian" type that is characterized by a highly superior technique is described in detail. The Sinaï pottery usually reflects the geological environment of the sites. A number of anomalies are incontestably related to exchanges ? Probably commercial - between sites relatively distant from one another. Certain sites belonging neither to the Negev or Sinaï and that are of particular significance for the archeologist, such as the Ghassul site and the Egyptian sites of Nagada, have been studied in detail

Archaeology · Geography · Mineralogy · Pottery · Texture (cosmology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology

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