FACEM - provenience studies on pottery in the central mediterranean

CAR-REG-C-7

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAR-REG-C-7
fabric previously published as KTS, Carthage (n. 351 )
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Carthage region
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish yellow, core: light reddish brown, irregular; many fine white particles, some dark inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness hard
porosity 10%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,04-0,75
inclusions 10%, length: 0,02-0,75
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0,04-0,75
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,08-0,25
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,08-0,25
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,05-0,12
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0,05-0,12
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