Petrographic sample: Caesarea Maritima 7182 212 1329 PS

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Caesarea Maritima 7182 212 1329

Caesarea Maritima

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Amphora

Israel/Central Coastal Plain

Late Roman, Byzantine

Transport/Storage

Description

Fabric is brown-green (PPL), calcareous, and has little silt. Rare silt is quartz and ferruginous material. (m)c:f:v of (m)15:1:5. Aplastic inclusions are subangular and moderately sorted, ranging from medium (300 microns) to very fine (70 microns) sand sized grains. Inclusions: rounded degraded calcareous material is dominant, fine grained red inclusions are frequent, chert, mica, quartz.

Thin Section Photos  7

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Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Break Photos  3


Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

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Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Amphora
Caesarea Maritima
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Late Roman, Byzantine

Petrographic Sample

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Calcareous rock fragments, chert, mica

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Gillett PG 9

Calcareous clay

Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

4th - 8th centuries CE

Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman