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The research aims to analyze the pottery assemblage from Sheikh Ḥilu to understand its historical context.

March 17, 2026

Sheikh Ḥilu: The Medieval Pottery Assemblage

Key Points

The research aims to analyze the pottery assemblage from Sheikh Ḥilu to understand its historical context.
Conducted excavations at Sheikh Ḥilu.
Collected and categorized pottery types including bowls, frying pans, cooking pots, and jugs.
Chronologically analyzed the pottery from the twelfth century to the early Mamluk period.
Identified a variety of local and imported pottery vessels.
Pottery converges in the thirteenth century, suggesting active settlement during that time.
Findings indicate a continuous settlement at Sheikh Ḥilu throughout the late Crusader period.

Abstract

This article examines the pottery assemblage unearthed during the excavations at Sheikh Ḥilu. It comprises a variety of local and imported vessels, including unglazed and glazed bowls, frying pans, cooking pots and jugs. These vessels range in date from the twelfth century to the early Mamluk period but converge during the thirteenth century, thus testifying to a settlement at Sheikh Ḥilu during the late Crusader period.

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