FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 26/8 |
| fabric type |
PAE-C-1
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
July 1994 |
| |
Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Paestum / Poseidonia Foce del Sele, 7100, unit of stratification 9/10 |
| chronology of context |
6th cent. BCE |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| fragmentation |
wall |
| surface description |
coarse |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
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| visual examination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, irregular; numerous fine to large white inclusions, large reddish brown inclusions, mica |
| colour of fresh break |
5YR5/8 |
| texture of fresh break |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; void length: 0.12 |
| inclusions |
7.5%, length: 0.08-0.8 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, elongate, black |
|
calciumcarbonate |
very frequent, rounded, subelongate, white, 0.08-0.6 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, subelongate, clear, 0.8 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, red, 0.08 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
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