LATE ROMAN FINE POTTERY FROM GADARA (UMM QAIS), 2011 SEASON OF EXCAVATION
Keywords:
Late Roman pottery, Fine red-slip pottery, Gadara (Umm Qais), Phocaean Red Slip Wares (LRC), Cypriot Red Slip Wares (LRD), African Red Slip Wares (ARS)Abstract
This paper presents the late Roman fine pottery i assemblages that have been discov- ered in summer 2011 at Gadara (Umm Qais) in northern Jordan. Four groups of fine red- slipped pottery could be recognized according to their wares and main shapes: The Pho- caean Red Slip Wares (LRC), the Cypriot Red Slip Wares (LRD), the African Red Slip Wares (ARS), and the Egyptian Red Slip Wares (ERS). This paper is focused on studying these four groups according to their main characters, types, numbers, and the most fre- quently occurring types. It is also focused on clarifying the trade relations and export be- tween the city of Gadara, during the Roman and Byzantine periods, and the remote pro- duction centers of the fine Roman pottery. This study exposed that some types of fine pottery at Gadara were more common than other types; it also demonstrated the exist- ence of new forms of fine pottery.
