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‘Atiqot 52 (2006)
ISBN 2948-040X
Petrographic Analysis of the Tel Mikhal (Tel Michal) Pottery
(pp. 57–65)
Amir Gorzalczany
Keywords: coastal plain, petrography, geology, fabric, Achaemenid Kingdom
Thirty-six vessels were submitted for petrographic analysis, most of them from the Persian period and several from Middle Bronze Age II. Several wasters from the kilns were analyzed as well. The results point to a large variety of pottery types in the Persian period, which were divided into three main groups: local products; short- to medium-range distance imports; and long-distance imports. These finds parallel those identified at other southern coastal sites, which show an overwhelming amount of imported pottery.