FACEM
Provenance Studies on Ancient Pottery in the Mediterranean
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| sample no |
M 3/60
representative sample for PAE-C-3 |
| fabric type |
PAE-C-3
|
| supposed site of production |
Paestum / Poseidonia |
| sample taken |
1991, by Verena Gassner, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
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Context Data
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| site of discovery |
Velia / Elea Crossroad, trench 1/90 |
| registration code of context |
57/90 |
| registration code of object |
57/90-38 |
| |
Object
|
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| object form |
Jug |
| fragmentation |
rim |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| |
Visual Examination of Fresh Break
|
| visual examination of fresh break |
pink, granular; fine white inclusions |
| colour of fresh break |
7.5YR7/4 |
| texture of fresh break |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| |
Observation Under the Binocular Stereoscope
(all lengths in mm)
|
| porosity |
2.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.08-0.2 |
| inclusions |
30%, length: 0.2-1.2 |
| sorting |
bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt |
| |
Inclusions
(all lengths in mm)
|
|
black inclusions |
frequent, angular, spherical, black, 0.08-0.4 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish white, 0.6 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0.04-0.3 |
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mica |
frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02-0.04 |
|
quartz |
infrequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, white; clear, 0.4-1.2 |
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reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, red, 0.1-0.6 |
| | object data | | fabric description | | archaeometry | | |
| applied method for sample analysis |
thin section and heavy mineral analysis |
| analysis author |
Roman Sauer |
| petrographic mineralogical type |
RVGK02c |
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