HIM-A-2

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HIM-A-2

HIM-A-2, M 154/158, scale bar 0.2mm

HIM-A-2, M 154/158, scale bar 0.5mm

HIM-A-2, M 154/158, 25x

HIM-A-2, M 154/158, 16x

HIM-A-2, M 154/158, 8x

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

fabric type	HIM-A-2
ware	Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production	Himera
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: quite certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	Reddish-yellow clay with black-greyish core. It presents very sporadic visible inclusions of dark and white colour of small size; visible voids of linear shape
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	5 YR 6/6
texture of freshly broken surface	regular
hardness	hard
porosity	void form: vughy; holes; channels; void length: 0.04-08-1.19 (lenght channel)
inclusions	length: 0.04-0.60
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions
mica	infrequent
calciumcarbonate	frequent, rounded; subangular, spherical; very spherical, white, 0.04-08-0.20-60
carbonate pseudomorphoses	frequent, subangular; well rounded, very spherical, white-yellowish, 0.04-0.12-16
reddish inclusions	infrequent, well rounded, very elongate; subspherical, from dark to light red, 0.08-0.56

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 154/158
inventory number	P13.145 SL42092
analysis author	Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo
email	giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unical.it
institution	University of Palermo - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM); University of Calabria Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra (DiBEST):
	Inclusions Microstructure
distribution	moderately homogeneous
packing	very low (<3%)
size	common: very fine (0.04-0.1mm) sporadic: fine (0.1-0.2mm) rare: medium (0.2-0.5mm)
roundness	angular
sorting	scarce-serial
maximum grain size	0.3
	Mineral Inclusions
common	Monocrystalline Quartz
sporadic	Polycrystalline Quartz
rare	Orthoclase, Muscovite
	Newly Formed Phases
common	secondary calcite
	Other Compositional & Textural Features
sporadic	Microfossils, Micritic Clots
quartz grain prevailing roundness	angular
	Coating / Slipping
thickness
conservation status
	Texture
homogenity	moderately homogeneous patchy: sporadic
optical activity	slightly active
color
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
abundance of voids/pores	low (<10%)
orientation	partial
prevalent	tiny (<0.01mm), small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm), irregular
sporadic	vesicular
	Composition
clay composition	ca-rich
	Interpretation
estimated firing temperature	well fired
modelling of raw clay	use of wheel
refinement of raw clay	acceptable
refinement of temper	sieved natural sand

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Distribution of fabric type
“HIM-A-2”

Himera Selinunte / Selinus Himera Himera Himera Himera Himera Himera Himera Himera Himera Himera

production sampling

Representative sample for
“HIM-A-2”

There are 5 more samples assigned to fabric type
“HIM-A-2”.

Western Greek amphorae produced at Himera: Introduction Due to its geographical location at the northwestern edge of an ample and fertile plain, Himera?s agricultural and farming characteristics are undoubted. Notwithstanding historically close relations between the colony and its hinterland inhabited by native communities, at present no archaeological evidences testify to a local amphorae production destined to the commercialization of an agricultural surplus

New fabrics of the production centre of Himera: Introduction The present research builds upon findings from the previous publication of a selection of 22 samples presumably produced in the region of Himera and taken from ceramic objects excavated during the 2009 excavations in the western necropolis of Himera