RQ 001 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: RQ 001

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Vessel Registration Number:

Ruqeish 40-476

Site Name

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Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

Loess Carbonate, slightly active, ds, 30% voids, highly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Ruqeish 40-476

Amphora

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Break Photos 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 8%, poorly sorted, 10-50 a, 150-350 sr, OP: 1%, 20-60 sr, several: mica 15-40 sa, OP black 20-40 sr, rare: LS 100-200 sr.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Ruquish B(3?)

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Late Philistine Decorated Ware (Ashdod Ware)

1000 BCE - 586 BCE

Iron Age II

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