AR 002 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: AR 002

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Vessel Registration Number:

Arad 2156/1

Site Name

Arad

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Shape

Jug/pitcher

Country/Region

Israel/Negev

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Functional Category

Household/Utility

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Description

Loess Carbonate, slightly active, ds, 10% voids, highly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Arad 2156/1

Jug/pitcher

Arad

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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: 25%, bimodal, 30-80 a, 100-300 r, some ferrous QZ, bioclast: 1% (one 1200 r), silicified shell(?) 300 sa, several: LS 40-80 sr, mica 20-60 sa, OP 20-60 sr.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Arad B1

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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