Abstract
Geological investigation of the environment of Khirbat Faris reveals that the most suitable clay materials in the area for pottery production are from the marl-rich carbonate layers of the Upper Cretaceous sequence in the area. Petrographic analysis of the pottery from the Ayyubid-Mamluk site shows two types of pottery according to provenance. Wheel-thrown glazed pottery and wheel-thrown cream-slipped ware appear to have been imported to the site whereas the hand-made geometrically-painted ware and the black cooking wares appear to have been produced locally. Refiring tests of the locally-produced pottery suggest relatively low temperature firing conditions.
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