The Glass

About 10,000 glass fragments were found in the Tiberias excavation. The stratigraphy presented above (see Chapter 4) provides a chronological basis for the dating of the areas from both within and outside the city. The structure of each of the excavation areas is a major factor in the broad diversit...

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Zusammenfassung:About 10,000 glass fragments were found in the Tiberias excavation. The stratigraphy presented above (see Chapter 4) provides a chronological basis for the dating of the areas from both within and outside the city. The structure of each of the excavation areas is a major factor in the broad diversity displayed among the finds. Area A is primarily domestic; Areas B and C, near the southern city gate, have both commercial and residential facilities, and Area D contains housing and workshops. David Stacey, in Chapter 4, outlined seven periods of occupation in Tiberias, from the Roman to the Fatimid periods