BS 005 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: BS 005

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Vessel Registration Number:

Beer Sheva 19771/1

Site Name

Beer Sheva

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Shape

Jar

Country/Region

Israel/Negev

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Functional Category

Household/Utility

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Description

Loess Carbonate, slightly active, os, 5% voids, highly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Beer Sheva 19771/1

Jar

Beer Sheva

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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: 20%, poorly sorted, 20-100 a, clay balls/shales: 1%, 600-1000 r, LS: 1%, 50-150 sa, several: chalk 200-300 r, OP 20-60 sa, rare: shell 250, mica 20-30 sa, feldspar 20-30 sa.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Beer Sheva B(3?)

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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