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Die Petrografie himyarischer Keramik vom Jabal al ‘Awd, Jemen
Author(s) -
Zech Janine,
Weiss Christian
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2008.00302.x
Subject(s) - archaeology , ceramic , mineralogy , geology , geochemistry , geography , materials science , metallurgy
Early Himyarite ceramics (first century BC–third century AD) from the Jabal al ‘Awd in Yemen are classified by visual criteria into a number of ware groups. Following classification the ceramics were investigated with petrologic methods (porosity and density). Mineralogical and physical properties were determined from thin sections according to cathodo‐luminescence spectra. The ceramics are divided into six ware groups, each of which has distinctive material properties and mineralogy.