UTI-A-1, M 118/4, 25x
UTI-A-1, M 118/4, 16x
UTI-A-1, M 118/4, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | UTI-A-1 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Utica / Ityke |
| certainty of arguments | archaeometric: certain, archaeological: certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour pale green,core pale yellow, texture fine, numerous small to medium sized inclusions: red, dark grey, mica, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | pale yellow 5 Y 8/3 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | granular |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 7.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-1.3, 1x 3.8 vughy), 0.8 (channel) |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-1.3 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | frequent, rounded - subrounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, grey, clear, 0.04-0.52 |
| mica | frequent, spherical, elongate, white, <0.04-0.04 |
| calciumcarbonate | frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, subelongate - very elongate, white, <0.04-0.6 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | riddled with, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, white, <0.04-0.24 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, rounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, reddish brown, red, <0.04-1.3 |
| black inclusions | infrequent, rounded, subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.2 |
| white inclusions | singular, subrounded, very spherical, white, 1.2 |
| more inclusions2 | infrequent, rounded - subrounded, spherical, orange, 0.16-0.8 |
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