Meg E.Arie 001 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Meg E.Arie 001

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Vessel Registration Number:

Megiddo: 00/H/37/VS5

Site Name

Megiddo

Date

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Shape

Bowl

Country/Region

Israel/Jezreel Valley

Period

Iron Age IIA

Functional Category

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Description

chalky marl calc., active, ss, 5% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Megiddo: 00/H/37/VS5

Bowl

Megiddo

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Iron Age IIA

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Megiddo (western Jezreek Valley) /

Inclusions

FR: 20% 30-180 r cellular, Chalk: 15% 200-1500 sa-sr, Calcite/LS: 5% 100-450 sa, Clay balls 60-450 r-sr, Several: Shell 400-800 elong., QZ 30-80 a, OP 30-60 sr

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Megiddo 1a

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

Israel/Jezreel Valley/chalky ferruginous marl

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

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