Safi 660 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Safi 660

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Vessel Registration Number:

Safi Basket: 948072

Site Name

Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Southern Coastal Plain

Period

Early Bronze Age II

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Description

marl/rendzina reddish-brown, ss, 20% voids, sity

Thin Section Photos 1

Safi Basket: 948072

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Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Early Bronze Age II

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

Safi Basket: 948072

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Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Early Bronze Age II

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Local /

Inclusions

QZ: 20% poorly sorted 30-350 a-r, FR: 10% 30-150 sr-r some ferrug., OP/grog: 5% 80-800 sr-a, LS/CC: 3% 40-280 sa-sr, Several: calcite 40-200 sa-sr, mica 30-60 sa-sr

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Safi 3b/3e

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