Glass Finds from the Roman-Period Cemetery at Ḥorbat Mitla, Mount Carmel

A rich and diverse Early Roman period glass assemblage was recovered from the cemetery at orbat Mitla, including various types: bowls, beakers and bottles, spindle whorls, a rod and beads.These finds attest to Roman burial traditions, daily life, socioeconomic status and other cultural aspects.The glass vessels represent both local products of workshops located along the Mediterranean coast and in the western Galilee, and distinctive vessels, such as those made of high-quality yellowish-green glass, decorated with wheel-cut horizontal incisions, mold-blown or made of colorless glass, that find parallels in a broad geographical area and form part of the Roman Koine culture in provinces in the east and west of the Roman Empire.Based on the glass finds, it may be inferred that a pagan population of high socioeconomic status was interred in this cemetery.