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Petrographic sample: Yavne Yam Taxel-Cohen-Weinberger 2019 Fig. 6.2 TS

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Vessel Registration Number:

Yavne Yam Taxel-Cohen-Weinberger 2019 Fig. 6.2

Site Name

Yavneh Yam

Date

7th c. CE

Shape

Amphora

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abb...

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

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Description

A ferruginous, silty matrix. Sand-sized quartz and feldspar grains up to 500 μm. Diverse and large amounts of sand-sized non-plastic components (f:c ratio [62 μm]=~70:30), including fine sand-size calcareous components as well as hornblende, clinopyroxene and biotite grains. Sparry calcite as well as a single coarse chert fragment are also evident.

Thin Section Photos 1

Yavne Yam Taxel-Cohen-Weinberger 2019 Fig. 6.2

Amphora

Yavneh Yam

7th c. CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Break Photos 1

Yavne Yam Taxel-Cohen-Weinberger 2019 Fig. 6.2

Amphora

Yavneh Yam

7th c. CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

Vessel Images 1

Yavne Yam Taxel-Cohen-Weinberger 2019 Fig. 6.2

Amphora

Yavneh Yam

7th c. CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Israel: Southern Coastal Plain /

Inclusions

feldspar, hornblende, clinopyroxene and biotite

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

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Raw Material

ferruginous, silty matrix

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Palestinian Globular Amphora

7th c. CE

Early Islamic - Umayyad/Abbasid/Fatimid

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Bibliography

Itamar Taxel and Anat Cohen-Weinberger. "A Newly-Identified Type of Late Antique Palestinian Amphora: Production, Evolution and Use of the Mediterranean Globular Amphora" Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology 32 (2019), 3-31 , Figure 6.2.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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