Papers by Helene Machline
The landfill of early Roman Jerusalem : the 2013–2014 excavations in area D3 / [edited by] Yuval Gadot, 2022
This chapter presents the pottery sherds found in Area D3.1. The analysis helps frame the period ... more This chapter presents the pottery sherds found in Area D3.1. The analysis helps frame the period in which the landfill was operational and facilitates understanding of how it was formed. Furthermore, the assemblage reflects pottery usage, trade relations and social status and the values of the people living in Jerusalem at a most dramatic moment in its history—the
1st century CE. In what follows we explain how the pottery was collected, along with an illustration of the dramatic effect the different sifting procedures had on the quantitative composition of vessel types within the assemblage. Based on typological analysis and by juxtaposition with
additional, well-dated assemblages from other sectors of the city, we attempt to determine the time span the landfill was operative. We then analyze the vessels’ functional roles and the relative frequencies of the different functional groups. We seek to understand the nature of the assemblage and, if possible, its origin. Finally, by recording the state of the ceramic fragments, we illustrate how pottery sherds aid in illuminating landfill formation processes.
Official garbage disposal areas (landfill) from the past, have rarely been studied by archaeolog... more Official garbage disposal areas (landfill) from the past, have rarely been studied by archaeological methods. In this article, we wish to present a unique pottery assemblage that originates from what was minimally a 7 m thick accumulation of alternating soil layers that we interpret as Jerusalem’s official landfill during the Early Roman period.
Study of the pottery sherds found in the landfill can help frame the time the landfill was
operational and facilitate the understanding of how it was formed. Furthermore, the landfill assemblage reflects the pottery usage, trade relations and social status and values of the people living in Jerusalem at a most dramatic moment in its history—the 1st century CE
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Papers by Helene Machline
1st century CE. In what follows we explain how the pottery was collected, along with an illustration of the dramatic effect the different sifting procedures had on the quantitative composition of vessel types within the assemblage. Based on typological analysis and by juxtaposition with
additional, well-dated assemblages from other sectors of the city, we attempt to determine the time span the landfill was operative. We then analyze the vessels’ functional roles and the relative frequencies of the different functional groups. We seek to understand the nature of the assemblage and, if possible, its origin. Finally, by recording the state of the ceramic fragments, we illustrate how pottery sherds aid in illuminating landfill formation processes.
Study of the pottery sherds found in the landfill can help frame the time the landfill was
operational and facilitate the understanding of how it was formed. Furthermore, the landfill assemblage reflects the pottery usage, trade relations and social status and values of the people living in Jerusalem at a most dramatic moment in its history—the 1st century CE