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Eastern Sigillata A
In archeology, eastern ''sigillata'' A (ESA) is a category of late Hellenistic and early Roman ''terra sigillata''. In 1957, Kathleen Kenyon introduced categories A, Eastern sigillata B, B, Eastern sigillata C, C, to classify eastern ''sigillata'' without determining the exact place of manufacture. and Crowfoot, J. W., Crowfoot, G. M. H., Kenyon, K. M., & Palestine Exploration Fund. (1957). ''The objects from Samaria''. London: Palestine Exploration Fund. For ESA, still no production centers have been identified but distribution patterns suggest an origin in northern Syria. ESA is distinguished by the fineness of its fabric, which stands out as very pale in comparison to the deep red-slip that usually covers all surfaces. When fully applied, the slip is of a consistent color and thickness across the vessel. There are many examples on which the thickness of the slip varies considerably or on which firing is inconsistent and very dark in patches. A full range of plates, bowls, cups ...
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ESA Metmuseum
, owners = , headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France , coordinates = , spaceport = Guiana Space Centre , seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png , seal_size = 130px , image = Views in the Main Control Room (12052189474).jpg , size = , caption = , acronym = , established = , employees = 2,200 , administrator = Director General of the European Space Agency, Director General Josef Aschbacher , budget = Euro, €7.2 billion (2022) , language = English and French (working languages) , website = , logo = European Space Agency logo.svg , logo_caption = Logo , image_caption = European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) Main Control Room The European Space Agency (ESA; french: Agence spatiale européenne , it, Agenzia Spaziale Europea, es, Agencia Espacial Europea ASE; german: Europäische Weltraumorganisation) is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states dedicated to the Space expl ...
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ESA Hayes 2a-generic
, owners = , headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France , coordinates = , spaceport = Guiana Space Centre , seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png , seal_size = 130px , image = Views in the Main Control Room (12052189474).jpg , size = , caption = , acronym = , established = , employees = 2,200 , administrator = Director General Josef Aschbacher , budget = €7.2 billion (2022) , language = English and French (working languages) , website = , logo = European Space Agency logo.svg , logo_caption = Logo , image_caption = European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) Main Control Room The European Space Agency (ESA; french: Agence spatiale européenne , it, Agenzia Spaziale Europea, es, Agencia Espacial Europea ASE; german: Europäische Weltraumorganisation) is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states dedicated to the exploration of space. Established in 1975 and headquartered i ...
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Archeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes over 99% of the human past, from the Paleolithic until the adven ...
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Terra Sigillata
Terra sigillata is a term with at least three distinct meanings: as a description of medieval medicinal earth; in archaeology, as a general term for some of the fine red Ancient Roman pottery with glossy surface slips made in specific areas of the Roman Empire; and more recently, as a description of a contemporary studio pottery technique supposedly inspired by ancient pottery. Usually roughly translated as 'sealed earth', the meaning of 'terra sigillata' is 'clay bearing little images' (Latin ''sigilla''), not 'clay with a sealed (impervious) surface'. The archaeological term is applied, however, to plain-surfaced pots as well as those decorated with figures in relief. Terra sigillata as an archaeological term refers chiefly to a specific type of plain and decorated tableware made in Italy and in Gaul (France and the Rhineland) during the Roman Empire. These vessels have glossy surface slips ranging from a soft lustre to a brilliant glaze-like shine, in a characteristic colou ...
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Kathleen Kenyon
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, (5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978) was a British archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent. She led excavations of Tell es-Sultan, the site of ancient Jericho, from 1952 to 1958, and has been called one of the most influential archaeologists of the 20th century. She was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford, from 1962 to 1973 and studied herself at Somerville College, Oxford . Biography Kathleen Kenyon was born in London, England, in 1906. She was the eldest daughter of Sir Frederic Kenyon, biblical scholar and later director of the British Museum . Her grandfather was lawyer and Fellow of All Souls College, John Robert Kenyon, and her great-great-grandfather was the politician and lawyer Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon. She grew up in Bloomsbury, London, in a house attached to the British Museum, with her mother, Amy Kenyon, and sister Nora Kenyon . Known for being hard-headed and stubborn, Kathleen grew up as a tomboy, fishing, cl ...
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Eastern Sigillata B
Eastern sigillata B is a category of Early Roman ''terra sigillata''. Workshops have been identified in Tralles in western Asia Minor. See also

* Eastern sigillata A (ESA) * Eastern sigillata C (ESC) * Eastern sigillata D (ESD) Ancient Roman pottery {{turkey-archaeology-stub ...
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Eastern Sigillata C
Eastern sigillata C, also known as Çandarli ware, is a category of Late Hellenistic and Roman ''terra sigillata''. The best known production center is at Çandarlı, ancient Pitane.Loeschke, S. (1912). Sigillata-Töpfereien in Çandarlı, ''Athenische Mitteilungen'' 37 , pp. 344-407. See also * Eastern sigillata A (ESA) * Eastern sigillata B Eastern sigillata B is a category of Early Roman ''terra sigillata''. Workshops have been identified in Tralles in western Asia Minor. See also * Eastern sigillata A (ESA) * Eastern sigillata C (ESC) * Eastern sigillata D (ESD) Ancient Roman ... (ESB) * Eastern sigillata D (ESD) Bibliography * Hayes, John. (1972). ''Late Roman Pottery''. London: British School at Rome (hardcover, ). * Hayes, John. (1985). ''Sigillate Oriental'' in Enciclopedia dell'arte antica classica e orientale. Atlante delle Forme Ceramiche II, Ceramica Fine Romana nel Bacino Mediterraneo (Tardo Ellenismo e Primo Impero), Rome. * Heath, Sebastian and Billur Tekkök ...
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Koine Greek
Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire. It evolved from the spread of Greek following the conquests of Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, and served as the lingua franca of much of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East during the following centuries. It was based mainly on Attic and related Ionic speech forms, with various admixtures brought about through dialect levelling with other varieties. Koine Greek included styles ranging from conservative literary forms to the spoken vernaculars of the time. As the dominant language of the Byzantine Empire, it developed further into Medieval Greek, which then turned into Modern Greek. Literary Koine ...
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Streak (mineralogy)
The streak of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an un-weathered surface. Unlike the apparent color of a mineral, which for most minerals can vary considerably, the trail of finely ground powder generally has a more consistent characteristic color, and is thus an important diagnostic tool in mineral identification. If no streak seems to be made, the mineral's streak is said to be white or colorless. Streak is particularly important as a diagnostic for opaque and colored materials. It is less useful for silicate minerals, most of which have a white streak or are too hard to powder easily. The apparent color of a mineral can vary widely because of trace impurities or a disturbed macroscopic crystal structure. Small amounts of an impurity that strongly absorbs a particular wavelength can radically change the wavelengths of light that are reflected by the specimen, and thus change the apparent color. However, when the specimen is dragged to produce ...
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Slip (ceramics)
A slip is a clay slurry used to produce pottery and other ceramic wares. Liquified clay, in which there is no fixed ratio of water and clay, is called slip or clay slurry which is used either for joining leather-hard (semi-hardened) clay body (pieces of pottery) together by slipcasting with mould, glazing or decorating the pottery by painting or dipping the pottery with slip.What is slip in pottery
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Pottery on which slip has been applied either for glazing or decoration is called the . Engobe, from the French word for slip, is an



Eastern Sigillata D
Eastern sigillata D (ESD, also known by the regional designation Cypriot sigillata) is a Roman-period tableware, or ''terra sigillata'', produced in Cyprus. The term 'ESD' was coined by R. Rosenthal in 1978 as an extension of the nomenclature established by Kathleen Kenyon at Samaria. Crowfoot, J. W., Crowfoot, G. M. H., Kenyon, K. M., & Palestine Exploration Fund. (1957). ''The objects from Samaria''. London: Palestine Exploration Fund. See also * Eastern sigillata A (ESA) * Eastern sigillata B (ESB) * Eastern sigillata C Eastern sigillata C, also known as Çandarli ware, is a category of Late Hellenistic and Roman ''terra sigillata''. The best known production center is at Çandarlı, ancient Pitane.Loeschke, S. (1912). Sigillata-Töpfereien in Çandarlı, ''Atheni ... (ESC) Further reading * Hayes, John. 1985. ''Sigillate Orientali;; in Enciclopedia dell'arte antica classica e orientale. Atlante delle Forme Ceramiche II, Ceramica Fine Romana nel Bacino Mediterraneo (Tardo E ...
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