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‘Atiqot 89 (2017)
ISBN 2948-040X
Petrographic Examination of Selected Vessels from Tel Bira
(pp. 35–40)
Anastasia Shapiro
Keywords: petrography
Seven pottery vessels from the Middle Bronze Age IIB–C site at the foot of Tel Bira were selected for petrographic analysis, with the aim of identifying the production sources of significant types. Four petrographic groups were identifie: Groups 1 and 2 are of local provenance; Group 3 originated in the northern coastal plain; and Group 4, in the Mediterranean coast of Syria.