Households at Pella, Jordan: domestic destruction deposits of the mid-8th C.

Alan Walmsley

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004165502.i-742.69

Households at Pella, Jordan: domestic destruction deposits of the mid-8th C.

Alan Walmsley

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Abstract

The excavation of 6 courtyard houses at Pella in the Jordan Valley, destroyed in a massive earthquake in the mid-8th c. A.D., provides an exceptional opportunity to study a wide range of objects from daily life within a secure archaeological context. The recovery of detailed information about the layout of buildings and the contextual origin of the many domestic objects recovered permit a full reconstruction of life in the household, especially the use of space. Generally, the upstairs area served as the primary living quarters, whereas the ground floor was used to house valuable domestic animals and for light workshop activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Objects in context, objects in use
Subtitle of host publication	material spatiality in Late Antiquity
Editors	Luke Lavan, Ellen Swift, Toon Putzeys
Place of Publication	Leiden ; Boston
Publisher	Brill Academic Publishers
Pages	239-272
Number of pages	34
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004165502
ISBN (Print)	9789047433057
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004165502.i-742.69
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Late Antique Archaeology
Volume	5
ISSN (Print)	1570-6893

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Objects in context, objects in use: material spatiality in Late Antiquity. ed. / Luke Lavan; Ellen Swift; Toon Putzeys. Leiden ; Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, 2007. p. 239-272 (Late Antique Archaeology; Vol. 5).

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