Safi 443 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Safi 443

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Vessel Registration Number:

Safi Basket: 843040

Site Name

Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Shape

Jar

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Early Bronze Age II

Functional Category

Household/Utility

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Description

loess/rendzina active, reddish, ss, 15% voids, silty

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Safi Basket: 843040

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Early Bronze Age II

Safi Basket: 843040

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Early Bronze Age II

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Safi Basket: 843040

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Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Early Bronze Age II

Safi Basket: 843040

Jar

Tell es-Safi/Gath

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Early Bronze Age II

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Local /

Inclusions

Shell/calcite: 15% 70-900 sa-a, QZ: 10% 20-200 a-sa, FR: 5% 20-80 r some ferrug, chalk/LS : 5% 30-300 sa-sr, Several: OP 30-180 sr-r

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Safi 2c

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel-Palestinian Authority/Galilee, Jezreel Valley, Central Highlands, Shephelah/calcareous/foraminiferous/rendzina soil

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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