Ancient standards of volume: negevite Iron Age pottery (Israel) as a case study in 3D modeling

Elena Zapassky; Israel Finkelstein; Itzhak Benenson

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2006.03.005

Ancient standards of volume: negevite Iron Age pottery (Israel) as a case study in 3D modeling

Elena Zapassky, Israel Finkelstein, Itzhak Benenson

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Abstract

Hand-made cylindrical vessels unearthed in excavations of Iron Age IIA sites in the Negev Highlands constitute the largest and most dominant ceramic assemblage of simple-shaped vessels found in Israel. The volumes and linear dimensions of these vessels were analyzed based on computer 3D models reconstructed according to their drawn profiles. This analysis revealed the rules that could have been employed by the ancient potters in order to produce vessels of given volumes. These rules demonstrate the human ability to reveal approximate (but inherent) geometric relationships between form and volume and deploy them in everyday life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1734-1743
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume	33
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2006.03.005
State	Published - Dec 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ancient measurements
Computer 3D modeling
Iron Age IIA
Negev Highlands
Pottery
Pottery volume

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Archaeology
Archaeology

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