AKR-C-2

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AKR-C-2

AKR-C-2, M 209/9, scale bar 0.2mm

AKR-C-2, M 209/9, scale bar 0.5mm

AKR-C-2, M 209/9, 25x

AKR-C-2, M 209/9, 16x

AKR-C-2, M 209/9, 8x

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

fabric type	AKR-C-2
ware	Coarse Wares
supposed site of production	Agrigento
certainty of arguments	archaeometric: certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break	Light brown clay with visible inclusions of white colour and small size
colour of freshly broken section (munsell)	7.5 YR 6/4
texture of freshly broken surface	granular
hardness	hard
porosity	void form: vughy; spongy; void length: 0.12-16-0.87
inclusions	length: 0.04-0.36-40
sorting	bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
	Inclusions
quartz	infrequent, subangular; angular, subspherical; spherical, greyish/whitish/transparent, 0.12-16
mica	frequent, shiny
calciumcarbonate	frequent, subangular; rounded, very spherical; subspherical, whitish/yellowish, 0.12-0.36-40
carbonate pseudomorphoses	infrequent, subrounded; angular, very spherical, white/yellowish, 0.04-0.20
reddish inclusions	rare, rounded; subrounded, spherical, red/orange, 0.08-0.20-24
black inclusions	rare, subangular, very spherical, black, 0.08-0.24

fabric description

object data

archaeometry

petrography

sample number	M 209/9
inventory number	AG/13/223/13
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	medium (10-20%)
size	common: very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm), medium (0.2-0.5mm)
roundness	angular
sorting	scarce-serial
maximum grain size	0.4
	Mineral Inclusions
prevalent	Monocrystalline Quartz
common	Polycrystalline Quartz
sporadic	Orthoclase
rare	Plagioclase, Muscovite, Accessory & Heavy Minerals (Glauconite, Iron oxides)
	Rock Fragments
rare	Magmatic (plutonic) (Granitoid)
	Newly Formed Phases
common	secondary calcite
	Other Compositional & Textural Features
common	Microfossils, Micritic Clots
quartz grain prevailing roundness	angular
	Coating / Slipping
thickness
conservation status
	Texture
homogenity	moderately homogeneous patchy: sporadic
optical activity	inactive
color
degree of sintering	well sintered
	Porosity
abundance of voids/pores	medium (10-30%)
orientation	none
prevalent	small (0.01-0.1mm), medium (0.1-1mm), irregular, rounded, cast
	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
“AKR-C-2”

Agrigento Agrigento Agrigento Agrigento Agrigento Agrigento

production sampling

Representative sample for
“AKR-C-2”

There are 2 more samples assigned to fabric type
“AKR-C-2”.

First observations on western Greek amphorae produced at Akragas: Introduction The colony of Akragas has been founded by nearby Gela ca. 580 B.C.E. in the central part of Sicily?s southern coast, most probably with the additional support of people from Rhodes and Crete. Agrigento counts among the not very numerous western Greek cities expressively mentioned by several ancient authors because of their notable wine yards.

Fabrics of Akragas: Introduction Starting from the petrographical and chemical analysis of 21 samples of western Greek amphorae, 17 samples of coarse wares and ceramic building materials and seven samples of raw materials, four local ceramic fabrics have been identified: one of transport amphorae (AKR-A-1), two of coarse wares (AKR-C-1 and AKR-C-2) and one of ceramic building materials (AKR-CBM-1).

Un'officina per la produzione ceramica ad Agrigento: prime anticipazioni sui dati di scavo e analisi dei materiali dal Quartiere fuori Porta V (QAV): Nel quadro delle ricerche avviate negli ultimi anni ad Agrigento dall?Università di Bologna in collaborazione con il Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico Valle dei Templi, è stato promosso un progetto sulle produzioni artigianali: la ricerca, condotta in una prospettiva diacronica che abbraccia l?intera vita del centro - dalla fondazione della polis greca fino all?età tardoantica - si è concentrata su ogni aspetto dell?attività artigianale?