| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
fabric type |
PAN-A-1
|
ware |
Transport Amphorae |
visual excamination of fresh break |
red, granular; some fine to mid-sized white and reddish inclusions |
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
2.5YR5/6 |
texture of freshly broken surface |
granular |
hardness |
hard |
porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.04-0.7 |
inclusions |
5%, length: 0.02-0.6 |
sorting |
unsorted |
|
Inclusions
|
quartz |
frequent, angular, spherical, white; clear, 0.06-0.6 |
mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical, white; dark, 0.03-0.09 |
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.03-0.15 |
black iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, black, 0.03-0.09 |
red iron oxide concretions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0.03-0.09 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
vessel form type |
Amphora Punic amphora, Ramon-Greco 4.2.2.7 or Ramon T-7.1.2.1 |
fragmentation |
body – rim missing |
surface description |
slipped exterior: reddish yellow slip, 5YR6/6; interior: light red, 2.5YR6/6 |
|
Context Data
|
site of discovery |
Palermo / Panormos Caserma Tukory, unit of stratification 197, no. 2 |
registration code of context |
US 197 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
sample taken |
September 2009, by Francesca Spatafora, Soprintendenza Beni Culturali e Ambientali di Palermo |
sample no |
M 107/3 representative sample for PAN-A-1 |
status of sample |
whole sample available |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | petrography | | |
sample number |
M 107/3 |
inventory number |
Caserma Tukory, US 197, rep. 2 |
analysis author |
Giuseppe Montana - Luciana Randazzo |
email |
giuseppe.montana@unipa.it; luciana.randazzo@unical.it; |
institution |
University of Palermo - Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM); University of Calabria Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra (DiBEST):
|
|
Inclusions Microstructure
|
distribution |
moderately homogeneous |
packing |
medium (10-20%) |
size |
prevalent:
very fine (0.04-0.1mm), fine (0.1-0.2mm)
sporadic:
medium (0.2-0.5mm)
|
roundness |
sub-angular |
sorting |
good |
maximum grain size |
0.5 mm |
|
Mineral Inclusions
|
prevalent |
Monocrystalline Quartz |
sporadic |
Polycrystalline Quartz, Orthoclase |
rare |
Plagioclase |
|
Rock Fragments
|
common |
Sedimentary (Sandstone) |
|
Newly Formed Phases
|
common |
secondary calcite |
|
Other Compositional & Textural Features
|
common |
Microfossils (Benthic Foraminifera), Micritic Clots |
quartz grain prevailing roundness |
sub-angular |
|
Coating / Slipping
|
thickness |
|
conservation status |
|
|
Texture
|
homogenity |
moderately homogeneous patchy: sporadic |
optical activity |
slightly active |
color |
brownish |
degree of sintering |
well sintered |
|
Porosity
|
abundance of voids/pores |
low (<10%) |
orientation |
none |
prevalent |
small (0.01-0.1mm), cast |
|
Composition
|
clay composition |
ca-rich |
|
Interpretation
|
estimated firing temperature |
well fired |
modelling of raw clay |
use of wheel |
refinement of raw clay |
acceptable |
refinement of temper |
sieved natural sand |
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