Preliminary Remarks on the Pottery from the Last Phases of Occupation at Dharih, Southern Jordan (Late 10th-20th Centuries)

Dharih (Khirbat al-Dharīḥ) is an important multi-period site located on the eastern slope of Wādī al-Laʿbān, which is a southern branch of one of the largest watersheds in Jordan, Wādī al-Ḥasā. In the scientific discourse, it is known mainly as a significant sacral complex functioning between the 1st−4th centuries, surrounded by a small village. Regular field prospections and excavations within the ‘temple temenos’, carried out by the French-Jordanian mission since 1983, allowed studying also various aspects of site functioning during the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. In the mid-6th century, the cella of the previous pagan temple was converted into