Abstract
A salvage excavation at Ḥorbat Biz‘a yielded the remains of a glass industry and large quantities of glass finds, dating from the Early Roman–Byzantine periods. This report illuminates the large-scale glass activity that once characterized the region. The glass-industry remains were attributed to two production stages, primary and secondary, as attested by the glazed mudbricks, raw-glass chunks, glass drops and blowing wasters (moils). The variety of vessel types, as well as the quality of their fabrics and workmanship, point to them being a branch of the local economy.
Keywords
glass production, furnaces, distribution
Recommended Citation
Gorin-Rosen, Yael
(2012)
"Remains of a Glass Industry and Glass Finds from Ḥorbat Biz‘a (pp. 49*–62*),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 70, Article 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1535
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol70/iss1/12
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