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PAE-A-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-A-3
fabric previously published as IA 9
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Paestum
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break yellowish red, core: yellowish red, granular; many fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR 5/6, 5YR5/8
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 3.5%; void form: plains; void length: 0,12-0,6
inclusions 5%, length: 0,16-0,8
sorting bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, subelongate, clear; white, 0.16-0,8
mica infrequent
foraminifera very frequent, rounded, spherical, white to grey, 0,16
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