Catering for Pilgrims: Petrographic Analysis of Late Antique Kitchenware from the Monastery of St Lot at Deir 'Ain 'Abata, Jordan

Petrography has been used to elucidate patterns of production and consumption of kitchenware at a typical Early Christian desert monastery on the Pilgrim route. While some vessels may have been produced locally, there is evidence for long distance trade of other vessels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Louise Joyner, Konstantinos D. Politis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 2000-10-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
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Online Access:http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue9/daa_index.html