019 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: 019

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Vessel Registration Number:

Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/2-7

Site Name

Tall al-Banat

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Shape

Jar

Country/Region

Syria/Homs Desert

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Functional Category

Household/Utility

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Description

Loess active, ds, 15% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/2-7

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Tall al-Banat

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Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 2

Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/2-7

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Tall al-Banat

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Tell Banat Reg. No.: Tell BanatReg. No.: 89-26/2-7

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Tall al-Banat

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

southern Philistia (non coast) /

Inclusions

QZ: 25% bimodal 30-80 angular 120-500 rounded, Several: CC 80-250 rounded, Rare: mica 20-60 subangular,

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Tell Banat 1b

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Philistine II: Iron Age Bichrome ware

1150 BCE - 1000 BCE

Iron Age I

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