Abstract
Thin-section petrography was used to examine 36 samples of imported Early Bronze Age Combed vessels from Giza, Egypt. The samples come from fragmentary pots found in early Old Kingdom tombs of high officials, and the workers' settlement at Heit el-Ghurab. Most date to the 4th Dynasty; coeval with the ARCANE Early Central Levant (ECL) 4 and Early Southern Levant (ESL) 5b periods. Results reveal a primary fabric with slight variations, containing material pointing to production centres close to Cretaceous formations outcropping in Central Lebanon, from Beirut and Tripoli. No fabrics from the southern Levant were identified. The results also demonstrate that by the early Old Kingdom, supply-lines to ceramic production centres in the Central Levant, linked to the acquisition of coniferous timbers, largely supplanted the diffuse networks of the Early Dynastic period.
| Language | English |
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| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Levant |
| Early online date | 29 Oct 2019 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 29 Oct 2019 |
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Keywords
- Egypt
- Old Kingdom
- Levant
- Trade
- Ceramics
- Petrography
- Giza
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The petrography of imported Levantine Combed vessels from early Old Kingdom Giza. / Sowada, Karin; Ownby, Mary; Wodzińska, Anna.
In: Levant, 29.10.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The petrography of imported Levantine Combed vessels from early Old Kingdom Giza
AU - Sowada, Karin
AU - Ownby, Mary
AU - Wodzińska, Anna
PY - 2019/10/29
Y1 - 2019/10/29
N2 - Thin-section petrography was used to examine 36 samples of imported Early Bronze Age Combed vessels from Giza, Egypt. The samples come from fragmentary pots found in early Old Kingdom tombs of high officials, and the workers' settlement at Heit el-Ghurab. Most date to the 4th Dynasty; coeval with the ARCANE Early Central Levant (ECL) 4 and Early Southern Levant (ESL) 5b periods. Results reveal a primary fabric with slight variations, containing material pointing to production centres close to Cretaceous formations outcropping in Central Lebanon, from Beirut and Tripoli. No fabrics from the southern Levant were identified. The results also demonstrate that by the early Old Kingdom, supply-lines to ceramic production centres in the Central Levant, linked to the acquisition of coniferous timbers, largely supplanted the diffuse networks of the Early Dynastic period.
AB - Thin-section petrography was used to examine 36 samples of imported Early Bronze Age Combed vessels from Giza, Egypt. The samples come from fragmentary pots found in early Old Kingdom tombs of high officials, and the workers' settlement at Heit el-Ghurab. Most date to the 4th Dynasty; coeval with the ARCANE Early Central Levant (ECL) 4 and Early Southern Levant (ESL) 5b periods. Results reveal a primary fabric with slight variations, containing material pointing to production centres close to Cretaceous formations outcropping in Central Lebanon, from Beirut and Tripoli. No fabrics from the southern Levant were identified. The results also demonstrate that by the early Old Kingdom, supply-lines to ceramic production centres in the Central Levant, linked to the acquisition of coniferous timbers, largely supplanted the diffuse networks of the Early Dynastic period.
KW - Egypt
KW - Old Kingdom
KW - Levant
KW - Trade
KW - Ceramics
KW - Petrography
KW - Giza
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U2 - 10.1080/00758914.2019.1664197
DO - 10.1080/00758914.2019.1664197
M3 - Article
JO - Levant
T2 - Levant
JF - Levant
SN - 0075-8914
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