Fig. 5

Optical microscopy images of some selected samples from the TYPE-1 potteries from Deh Dumen (bright yellowish hue fabric) in which clay matrix, high porosity and small particles/grains of quartz, hematite and large particles/grains of calcite, stone fragments (quartz) and clayey inclusions are visible (Cal calcite, Qz quartz, Hem hematite, Clay clayey inclusion). Minerals abbreviations after Whitney and Evans [53], a sample 163; b sample 322; c sample 328; d sample 329; e sample 336; f sample 340