UTI-A-2, M 117/1, 25x
UTI-A-2, M 117/1, 16x
UTI-A-2, M 117/1, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | UTI-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Utica / Ityke |
| certainty of arguments | archaeometric: certain, archaeological: certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, texture fine and compact, numerous small to medium sized inclusions: grey, white, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 10 R 6/8 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.08 (vughy), 0.28 (channel)-2.8 (vughy), 0.32 (channel) |
| inclusions | 20%, length: <0.04-2.8 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, subangular - angular, very spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, brownish, 0.04-0.75 |
| mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, white, yellowish white, <0.04-0.4 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish white, 0.06-0.6 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, reddish brown, red, <0.04-0.3 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.6 |
| more inclusions2 | infrequent, subangular - very angular, spherical - subspherical, red, 1.8-2.8 |
| more inclusions3 | singular, very elongate, red, 1.8-3.6 |
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