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Petrographic sample: 016

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Vessel Registration Number:

Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/1-7

Site Name

Tall al-Banat

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Shape

Krater

Country/Region

Syria/Homs Desert

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Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

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Description

Loess? active, ss, 10% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/1-7

Krater

Tall al-Banat

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Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 2

Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/1-7

Krater

Tall al-Banat

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Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/1-7

Krater

Tall al-Banat

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

southern Philistia (non coast) /

Inclusions

QZ: 20% moderately sorted 20-100 angular, Several: CC 300-800 subangular, mica 40-180 elongated, angular, LS 50-150 subangular, OP 40-60 subrounded, FR 40-80 rounded, two UFO

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Tell Banat 3

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Philistine II: Iron Age Bichrome ware

1150 BCE - 1000 BCE

Iron Age I

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