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CAR-REG-C-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAR-REG-C-1
fabric previously published as KTS, Carthage (n. 357)
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Carthage region
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish brown, granular; numerous fine to medium-sized creamy white particles, some medium-sized gray inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR5/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-0,75
inclusions 15%, length: 0,02-1
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0,04-1
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02
reddish inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, reddish brown, 0,05-0,12
black inclusions frequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0,05-0,5
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