Israel/Central Coastal Plain
Late Roman, Byzantine
Transport/Storage
Fabric is orange (PPL), highly micaceous with frequent ferruginous concretions throughout. Very silty fabric, ca. 20% micaceous and quartzitic silt. Aplastic inclusions are only ca. 5% of the slide area. (m)c:f:v of (73)5:20:2. Inclusions are sub-angular to angular, ranging from medium (400 microns) to very fine (80 microns) sand sized grains, with very rare coarse inclusions. Aplastic inclusions include: plagioclase and microcline feldspar, degraded calcareous material, quartz, and reddish basalt.
4th - 8th centuries CE
Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Byzantine, Late Roman
