RQ 005 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: RQ 005

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Vessel Registration Number:

Ruqeish 40-494

Site Name

Tell el-Ruqeish

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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, inactive, os? 10% voids(?) moderately silty(?).

Thin Section Photos 1

Ruqeish 40-494

Amphora

Tell el-Ruqeish

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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: ?%, bimodal, 20-60 a, 100-200 r, several: mica 20-30, LS 20-50.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Ruquish B?

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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