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‘Atiqot 96 (2019)
ISBN 2948-040X
Petrographic Examination of Plaster Samples from the Iron Age Site at Rosh Pinna (Ja‘una)
(pp. 59–62)
Anastasia Shapiro
Keywords: eastern Galilee, lower Hula Valley, petrography, chemical composition, technology
This article presents a study of five plaster samples coated with coloring material, which were unearthed in Iron I–IIA destruction layers at Rosh Pinna. The main aim of the examination was to determine the mineralogical composition of the plaster and to obtain information concerning technological aspects of how the plaster had been prepared. The petrographic examination of the plaster samples provides valuable information concerning the quality of materials and the technology used to coat the inner walls of Iron Age buildings.