UTI-A-2, M 118/12, 25x
UTI-A-2, M 118/12, 16x
UTI-A-2, M 118/12, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | UTI-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Utica / Ityke |
| certainty of arguments | archaeological: certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red, texture middle fine and compact, few small and few large inclusions: red, grey, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/8 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | regular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 3.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-0.6, 1x 1.8 (vughy), 0.3 (channel) |
| inclusions | 12.5%, length: <0.04-4.8 |
| sorting | moderately sorted sand |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | frequent, well rounded - subangular, very spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, brownish, 0.06-0.3 |
| mica | infrequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.24 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | infrequent, rounded - subrounded, elongate - very elongate, yellowish white, white, 0.2-4.8 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, red, reddish brown, <0.04-0.16 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.4 |
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