BM 006 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: BM 006

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Vessel Registration Number:

Beth Shemesh 33-1833

Site Name

Beth Shemesh

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Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

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Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

Dark brown? Inactive, dark, os, 20% voids, poorly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Beth Shemesh 33-1833

Amphora

Beth Shemesh

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Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 15%, bimodal, 10-20 a, 80-250 sa, LS: 3%, poorly sorted, 60-200 sr, rare: mica 40-100 sa, OP 20-40 sr.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Beth Shemesh A2?

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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