AK 009 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: AK 009

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Vessel Registration Number:

Ashkelon 38.84L682B130/1451

Site Name

Ashkelon

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Shape

Strainer jug

Country/Region

Israel/Southern Coastal Plain

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Description

Dark brown Inactive, ss, 15% voids, poorly silty.

Thin Section Photos 1

Ashkelon 38.84L682B130/1451

Strainer jug

Ashkelon

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Break Photos 0

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

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Inclusions

QZ: 20%, moderately sorted, 30-120 sa (several 300-400r), several: chert 50-150 sa, LS 50-80 sa, mica 20-80 sr, rare: hornblende 40-100 sr, heavy minerals 20-60 a.

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

Ashkelon A1

Raw Material

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Associated Ware/Ware Family

Philistine I: Monochrome

1200 BCE - 1130 BCE

Iron Age I

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