BT 006 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: BT 006

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Vessel Registration Number:

Tel Batash E9780/4

Site Name

Tel Batash

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Shape

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Country/Region

Israel/Shephelah

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Functional Category

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Description

Loess Carbonate, active, ss-cs, 20% voids, highly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Tel Batash E9780/4

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Tel Batash

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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: 10%, bimodal? 30-70 sr, 100-400 r, LS: 7%, well sorted, 40-80 sa, OP: 2%, 30-80 sr, rare: feldspar 30-50 sr, heavy minerals 10-20.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Tel Batash B2

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Shephelah, Negev/loess/calcareous clay-calcareous sand

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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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