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PAE-A-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-A-3
fabric previously published as A 31
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Paestum
certainty of arguments archaeometric: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break red, core: gray, granular; sporadic large dark red inclusions, numerous fine white and dark red particles, some mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5YR 5/8, core: 5Y6/1
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,2
inclusions 20%, length: 0,08-1,2
sorting poorly sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz riddled with, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.08-1,2
mica frequent
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0,2-0,8
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, subelongate, black
foraminifera riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0,2-0,4
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