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‘Atiqot 89 (2017)
ISBN 2948-040X
Petrographic Examination of Tiles, Bricks and Mortaria from Legio
(pp. 41–48)
Anastasia Shapiro
Keywords: petrography
Numerous complete and fragmentary ceramic tiles—
tegulae
roof tiles and square floor tiles—as well as bricks, were unearthed at Legio. Of these, eight
tegulae
and two bricks bear Roman legion stamps. A petrographic study was
conducted with the aim of establishing their mineralogical composition and suggesting a plausible place for their manufacture.