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NW-LUC-A-2

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type NW-LUC-A-2
fabric previously published as A 13
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production North Western Lucania
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow; fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7.5%; void form: channel; void length: 0,08-1,2
inclusions 5%, length: 0,2-0,8
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz riddled with, angular, spherical, white; clear, 0.2-0,8
mica singular
reddish inclusions singular, rounded, spherical, red, 0,32
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