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DOI Artikel:Domżalski, Krzysztof; Wicenciak, Urszula; Tayeb, Mahmoud el; Waliszewski, Tomasz: Late hellenistic and early roman pottery production center at Jiyeh rescue excavations, 2004
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.42090#0433
JIYEH
LEBANON
TRIAL PITS B1-B3
The main trial pit (Bl), measuring 12 by 4 m,
bisected an ambiguous rounded feature,
which was suspected to represent the re-
mains of a destroyed pottery kiln. Unfortu-
nately, exploration of the gray spot conta-
ining traces of burning and ashes, c. 5-6 m
in diameter, ended quickly as no structural
element was found. The large pottery dump
noted nearby in the northern trench wall
was explored after enlarging the trench 2 m
to the north {Fig. 4]. Trial pits B2-B3
were of slightly smaller dimensions and
were located about 15-20 m to the south of
Bl. Traces of burning accompanied the
abundant pottery finds from this area. In
all trenches (B1-B3), sterile soil was re-
ached, revealing the homogeneous nature
of the stratigraphy and material across the
area.
The coarse pottery assemblage comprised
vessels of various form and size — cooking
pots, transport amphorae, pot stands, lids,
jugs, bowls, dishes and pans — strongly do-
minated, however, by two forms of cooking
pots (see below). Other forms were repre-
sented less numerously. Wasters were in evi-
dence. Single examples of local imitations
of some imported fine ware vessels and oil
lamps were found in all the trenches.
A sprinkling of imported fine ware
fragments (see below), regularly distributed
through all the trenches and layers, indi-
cated that the pottery dumps had accumu-
lated in the course of the 2nd century BC.
A comparison of coarse ware forms from
the dumps with parallels from other sites
in the region (mainly Beirut) confirmed
the dating.
_
Fig. 4- Pottery dump in trial pit Bl, visible north trench wall with a section through the dump
(Photo K. Domzalski)
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LEBANON
TRIAL PITS B1-B3
The main trial pit (Bl), measuring 12 by 4 m,
bisected an ambiguous rounded feature,
which was suspected to represent the re-
mains of a destroyed pottery kiln. Unfortu-
nately, exploration of the gray spot conta-
ining traces of burning and ashes, c. 5-6 m
in diameter, ended quickly as no structural
element was found. The large pottery dump
noted nearby in the northern trench wall
was explored after enlarging the trench 2 m
to the north {Fig. 4]. Trial pits B2-B3
were of slightly smaller dimensions and
were located about 15-20 m to the south of
Bl. Traces of burning accompanied the
abundant pottery finds from this area. In
all trenches (B1-B3), sterile soil was re-
ached, revealing the homogeneous nature
of the stratigraphy and material across the
area.
The coarse pottery assemblage comprised
vessels of various form and size — cooking
pots, transport amphorae, pot stands, lids,
jugs, bowls, dishes and pans — strongly do-
minated, however, by two forms of cooking
pots (see below). Other forms were repre-
sented less numerously. Wasters were in evi-
dence. Single examples of local imitations
of some imported fine ware vessels and oil
lamps were found in all the trenches.
A sprinkling of imported fine ware
fragments (see below), regularly distributed
through all the trenches and layers, indi-
cated that the pottery dumps had accumu-
lated in the course of the 2nd century BC.
A comparison of coarse ware forms from
the dumps with parallels from other sites
in the region (mainly Beirut) confirmed
the dating.
_
Fig. 4- Pottery dump in trial pit Bl, visible north trench wall with a section through the dump
(Photo K. Domzalski)
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