A Preliminary Typology of Brick and Tubuli from the Late Roman Bath at ‘Ayn Gharandal, Jordan

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Harvey, Craig A.

• During the 2015 field season of the ‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project, excavators uncovered a large corpus of ceramic building materials from the heating system of the site’s late Roman bath. Such material typically receives little scholarly attention, yet its study can reveal a great deal about the construction and renovation of buildings, as well as regional trade and economy. The intent of this article is to present a preliminary typology of the bricks and tubuli found during excavation of the bath at ‘Ayn Gharandal and to provide a brief discussion of their use within the heating system. The nature of the bath’s ceramic building material precludes a quantitative typological study and the limitations of this publication format prevent its complete presentation here. It is hoped, nevertheless, that this article will be a resource for similar studies and will serve as a reference for future work on this class of material both at ‘Ayn Gharandal and other sites in the region.

• Date created

  2019-01-01

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Ceramic building materials
  • Roman brick
  • Tubuli
  • Hypocaust
  • 'Ayn Gharandal
  • Roman Arabia
  • Roman baths
  • Roman provinces
  • Roman military
  • Ancient technology
  • Roman heating techniques
  • Archaeology of Jordan

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-3xs3-5075

• License

  © Department of Antiquities of Jordan