Archaeology · 3 · Deborah

Plain pottery tells a story

Pottery from the new highland villages is plain and sturdy, unlike the decorated wares of coastal cities. Decorations signal culture and class.

Material culture reveals social life.

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Some see the plain pottery as an egalitarian ethos, but Jacob Wright notes these communities may have chosen opulence if they could.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 52–53

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