Petrographic Characteristics of several key Southern Levantine Ceramic Materials

Abstract

This paper aims to characterise and provenance a number of common ceramic types from the Southern Levantine region. The application of the 'petrographic group' method for inter-site and regional comparisons enables a broader understanding of pottery production systems and their continuity in time and space. For this purpose, rich databases and standardisation of the petrographic descriptive methods are essential. The ever-growing body of data makes this goal possible to accomplish now.