Roman-period pottery from a trench by the northern city wall in Beit Ras/Capitolias
Roman-period pottery from a trench by the northern city wall in Beit Ras/Capitolias

Summary/Abstract: Insight into the chronology of the defenses of ancient Capitolias comes from a standard typological ceramic analysis of pottery finds from relevant stratigraphic contexts. Remains of a defensive city wall were uncovered in one of the trenches opened by a PCMA team working at the site of Beit Ras (ancient Capitolias) in the governorate of Irbid, northern Jordan, in 2015–2016. Neither the foundation nor the earliest walking level connected with the wall was reached; however, three upper floors, all posterior to the construction of the city wall, were identified. Apart from chronological indications, an analysis of the ceramics from under the floors facilitated a study of the repertory of local, regional and some imported wares in Roman period Capitolias.

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