Abstract
Petrographic analysis of Iron IIA Negev Highlands pottery revealed that the clay used in some of the vessels was tempered with copper smelting slag. Here we show, using lead isotope analysis, that the slag was likely a byproduct of the contemporaneous smelting operations at Faynan, Jordan. We substantiate previous observations regarding the connection between settlements in the Negev Highlands and the mining and smelting operations in Wadi Arabah.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-98 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Antiguo Oriente |
Volume | 13 |
State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Iron IIA
- Lead isotope analysis
- Negebite pottery
- Negev highlands
- Slag temper
- Timna
- Wadi Faynan