NG 002 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: NG 002

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Vessel Registration Number:

Nagila B:A456/1

Site Name

Tel Nagila

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Shape

Strainer jug

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

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Description

loess Carbonate, active, ss, 8% voids, moderately silty.

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 20%, poorly sorted, 30-400 a-sr, several: chalk 100-400 r ( LS inclusions), OP black 20-50 sr, OP red 20-40 sa, rare: LS 50-100 sa, mica 30-60 sa, feldspar 30-40 sa.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Tell Nagila B(1?)

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Negev coastal loess

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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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