fabric type |
CAL-A-1
|
fabric previously published as |
Impasto 5 |
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
supposed site of production |
Calabria |
certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
visual excamination of fresh break |
colour very pale brown, textur middle fine and compact, numerous fine to large inclusions: white, black, mica, voids |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
pink 7.5 YR 7/4 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
1.5%; void form: channel; void length: 0.06-0.8 |
inclusions |
10%, length: <0.04-1.64 |
sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
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Inclusions
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quartz |
frequent, well rounded, subangular - angular, spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, grey, white, clear, 0.04-0.8 |
mica |
frequent, spherical, angular, elongate, white, dark, <0.04-0.08 |
calciumcarbonate |
frequent, well rounded - angular, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate - very elongate, white, <0.04-0.32 |
reddish inclusions |
frequent, spherical - subspherical, very elongate, reddish brown, <0.04-0.32 |
black inclusions |
frequent, spherical - subspherical, elongate, very elongate, black, <0.04-0.32 |
brown inclusions |
infrequent |
foraminifera |
singular, well rounded, rounded, very spherical, subspherical, white, 0.08-0.24 |
more inclusions2 |
infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, subspherical, very elongate, black-brown, 0.12-1.64 |
more inclusions3 |
infrequent, angular, subspherical, elongate, golden brown, 0.08-0.4 |