Motza 148 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Motza 148

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Vessel Registration Number:

Motza Locus: 4539 Basket: 45205/5

Site Name

Motza

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Shape

Cooking pot

Country/Region

Israel-Palestinian Authorit...

Period

Iron Age IIA

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Description

terra rosa dark, brown, ds, 10% voids

Thin Section Photos 1

Motza Locus: 4539 Basket: 45205/5

Cooking pot

Motza

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Iron Age IIA

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Vessel Images 1

Motza Locus: 4539 Basket: 45205/5

Cooking pot

Motza

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Iron Age IIA

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 15% bimodal 30-100 sa-a, 100-350 sr-r some cracked, LS/CC (worn dolomite?): 30% 40-180 sa-sr, Dolomite: 1% 30-160 rhomb-sa, Several: pellets 80-250 r, OP 30-80 sr-r

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Motza 2a

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Southern Levantine MBA-Iron Age cooking ware

c. 1800 - 500 BCE

Middle Bronze Age II, Middle Bronze Age III, Late Bronze Age, Iron Age

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