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N-AEG-A-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type N-AEG-A-1
fabric previously published as A 15
ware Transport Amphorae
certainty of arguments archaeometric: not certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish brown, granular; numerous fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/6
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,16
inclusions 30%, length: 0,08-1,2
sorting poorly sorted silt
 

Inclusions
quartz infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.08-0,8
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,04
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.08-0.4
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, well rounded, spherical, white, 0,04-0,8
reddish inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, reddish brown, 0,08-0,3
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0,04-0,08
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