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‘Atiqot 78 (2014)
ISBN 2948-040X
Petrographic Study of Selected Mamluk-Period Pottery from Khirbat Din‘ila
(pp. 105–112)
Anastasia Shapiro
Keywords: petrography, geography, polarizing microscope, clay, temper, mineralogy
Twenty-seven vessels dated to the Mamluk period from Khirbat Din‘ila were selected and sampled for petrographic examination. The vessels were divided into four petrographic groups. It was found that all the soil types are known for their use in pottery production throughout human history, as are the use of quartz sand or crushed calcite tempers.