UTI-A-2, M 118/3, 25x
UTI-A-2, M 118/3, 16x
UTI-A-2, M 118/3, 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 red, texture fine and compact, numerous small to few large inclusions: white, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | smooth |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 3.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.08 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-0.8 (vughy), 1.0, 1x >2.4 (channel) |
| inclusions | 12.5%, length: <0.04-2.6 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | frequent, well rounded - subrounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, clear, grey, dark grey, 0.08-0.64 |
| mica | frequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, subelongate, yellowish white, white, <0.04-0.8 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | infrequent, very spherical - subspherical, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.6 |
| reddish inclusions | frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - subelongate, reddish brown, red, <0.04-2.4 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, rounded, spherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.2 |
| white inclusions | singular, subspherical, white, 2.6 |
| foraminifera | infrequent, rounded, very spherical, yellowish white, 0.2 |
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