UTI-A-2, M 118/2, 25x
UTI-A-2, M 118/2, 16x
UTI-A-2, M 118/2, 8x
| fabric description | object data | archaeometry |
| fabric type | UTI-A-2 |
|---|---|
| ware | Transport Amphorae |
| supposed site of production | Utica / Ityke |
| certainty of arguments | archaeometric: certain, archaeological: certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break | colour light red (orange), texture fine and compact, numerous small to few large inclusions: white, red, voids |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) | light red 2.5 YR 6/6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface | smooth |
| hardness | hard |
| porosity | 5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.08 (vughy), 0.06 (channel)-1.6, 1x 2.6 (vughy), 0.6 (channel) |
| inclusions | 15%, length: <0.04-1.5, 1x 3.2 |
| sorting | bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
Inclusions |
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| quartz | very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, subangular, very spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, brownish, 0.08-1.2 |
| mica | frequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, dark, <0.04-0.08 |
| calciumcarbonate | infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-0.4 |
| carbonate pseudomorphoses | frequent, subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - very elongate, yellowish white, white, 0.04-3.2 |
| reddish inclusions | very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate - elongate, reddish brown, red, black and reddish brown, <0.04-3.2 |
| black inclusions | singular, rounded, spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, <0.04-0.12 |
| white inclusions | infrequent, subelongate, subspherical, white, 0.5-1.2 |
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