The Crusader, Mamluk and Early Ottoman-Period Pottery from Khirbat Din'ila:Typology, Chronology and Consumption Trends By Edna J. Stern

https://www.academia.edu/7711067/The_Crusader_Mamluk_and_Early_Ottoman_Period_Pottery_from_Khirbat_Dinila_Typology_Chronology_and_Consumption_Trends At Khirbat Din‘ila, pottery from the Crusader, Mamluk and perhaps, early Ottoman periods was uncovered. The majority of the assemblage dates to the Mamluk period (fourteenth–fifteenth centuries CE). This is the first Mamluk pottery assemblage in the southwestern Levant in general and Galilee in particular to be comprehensively studied, utilizing quantitative analysis and petrographic analyses. Unglazed wares are very common, comprising vessels used mainly for storing, transferring, preparing and serving food, and include handmade, wheel-made and mold-made wares. A large range of wheel-made glazed types were also found, consisting of cooking wares, table wares and oil lamps. A few imported glazed wares include Soft Paste wares from Syria and some glazed wares from Italy. ...