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Hardback, xvi + 293 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:147 b/w, 8 col., 24 tables b/w., Languages: English, French. ISBN 9782503580241. Summary While the city of Gerasa - modern-day Jerash - is perhaps best known for the impressive remains left by its Roman inhabitants, the Byzantine and Umayyad periods (fifth-eighth centuries AD) were also eras during which the city blossomed and its population boomed. Pottery production in this period also peaked: excavations over the last hundred years have revealed a vast quantity of ceramic finds, creating a challenge for archaeologists to cope with the sheer quantity of material as they seek to define and refine the typology of local ceramics. This volume presents an in-depth examination of finds from Jerash dating to the Byzantine and Umayyad periods. Through this analysis, it seeks to provide a better understanding of local pottery production and the role it played in the development of the city. The chapters included here explore techniques of production, identify key locations for ceramic work, and examine these developments as part of broader socio-economic patterns within the region. The contributions also analyse other artefacts from the city, including coinage and fine wares, as part of this wider discussion. The volume thus offers a unique academic contribution aimed at bringing to the forefront issues of continuity and change in Jerash in the dynamic period between the fifth and eighth centuries CE. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: The Conundrum of Chronologies of the Byzantine and Umayyad Periods in Jerash -ACHIM LICHTENBERGER AND RUBINA RAJA Revisiting Jerash Late Antique Fine Wares: A?Material and Visual Cultural Approach - ALEXANDRA USCATESCU Archaeological Evidence for Craft Activities in the Area of the Sanctuary of Artemis at Gerasa between the Byzantine and Umayyad Periods - DANIELA BALDONI La c ramique de trois ensembles clos des vie/viiie si cles Gerasa - ANNE-MICHELE RASSON-SEIGNE ET JACQUES SEIGNE The Late Antique Jarash Project: Preliminary Results of the Pottery Data - RAFFAELLA PAPPALARDO Ceramic Petrography of Locally Produced Byzantine/Umayyad Pottery from Jerash - STEPHEN MERKEL Umayyad Numismatics in Bil?d al-Sh?m with Particular Reference to Jund al-Urdunn - INGRID AND WOLFGANG SCHULZE Defining Borders: The Umayyad-Abbasid Transition and the Earthquake of ad 749 in Jerash - ACHIM LICHTENBERGER AND RUBINA RAJA