FACEM - provenience studies on pottery in the central mediterranean

CAL-A-5

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAL-A-5
fabric previously published as IA 4
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Calabria
visual excamination of fresh break pink,granular; many fine white inclusions, singular mid-sized dark red inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR7/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
porosity 5%; void form: channel; void length: 0,4
inclusions 12%, length: 0,36-0,4
sorting bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz riddled with, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.4
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical, 0,4
black inclusions singular, angular, spherical, black
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