THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY OF POTTERY TYPES AT UDHRUH, SOUTHERN JORDAN

Authors

  • Mansour Shqiarat
  • Fawzi Abudanh Department of Archaeology, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an-Jordan P.O.Box 20. Postal Code 71111
  • Hani Alnawafleh Department of Mining Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an-Jordan P.O.Box 80. Postal Code

Keywords:

Jordan, Manufacturing, Laboratory, Pottery, Udhruh, Ware

Abstract

This paper presents laboratory analyses of selected pottery sherds from the ancient site of Udhruh in southern Jordan. The site exhibits pottery sherds from Nabataean times up to the late Islamic period. However, in this study the samples were randomly chosen. The analyses were carried out using a scanning electron microscope equipped with specialist software. The paper establishes the historical context of Udhruh, the methodology employed, and the results of the study. The results reveal differences in the chemical composition of samples, and a variety of manufacturing techniques, only some of which appear to have been of local inspiration.

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Published

2023-07-27

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Articles