Abstract
Nearly all the Hellenistic-period material originated from a single, homogeneous locus (L336) located below the Crusader-period bathhouse, excavated c. 250–300 m north of the ‘Akko Ottoman-period city wall. More than 700 rim fragments were found, dominated by four vessel families: open table vessels; closed table vessels; cooking vessels; and storage vessels. This assemblage is domestic in nature, dating to the third century BCE, reflecting one of the earliest Hellenistic occurrences in the ‘Akko area outside the tell of ‘Akko. Egyptian, Aegean and Cypriot elements were observed upon the vessels, which may reflect the foreign origin of many of them, and possibly, of the inhabitants of the site. Locus 336 may have served as a rubbish pit for a workshop.
Keywords
Mediterranean coast, pottery workshop, typology, commercial activity, population
Recommended Citation
Smithline, Howard
(2013)
"A Unique Hellenistic Pottery Assemblage from ‘Akko (pp. 71–103),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 76, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1648
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol76/iss1/3
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