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Table 3 Petrographic characteristic of the samples

From: Novel method of ancient pottery analysis based on radioactive isotope ratios: a pilot study

Sample determination

Volume density [g/cm3]

The color of the cross-section of ceramics and clay fields

Petrographic nature

Crumb or sandy sprinkles

“Pseudoengob”

Blackened

Textural features of lytic components

Textural features of empty spaces

Homogeneous with clay mass

Equigranular texture

Variegated texture

Porphyritic texture

Lack of empty spaces

Chaotic texture

Parallel texture

1

2.0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

2.2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

3

2.0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

4

2.1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

5

2.0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

6

2.0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

7

1.9

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

8

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

9

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

10

2.1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

11

2.0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

12

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

13

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

14

1.9

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

15

2.0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

16

2.0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

17

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

18

2.1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

19

2.2

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

20

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

21

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

22

2.0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

23

2.1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

24

2.1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

25

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

26

2.3

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

27

2.2

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

28

2.1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

29

2.3

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

30

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

31

2.2

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

32

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

33

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

34

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

35

2.2

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

38

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

37

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

38

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

39

1.6

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

40

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

41

2.4

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

42

2.2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

43

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

44

2.0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

45

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

46

2.1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

47

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

48

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

49

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

50

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

51

2.3

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

52

2.2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

53

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

54

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

55

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

56

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

57

2.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

58

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

59

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

60

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

61

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

62

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

Sample determination

Petrographic nature

Characteristic features of the clay mass

Characteristic mineral and rock components

Crumbs of older ceramics and lumps of dried clay

Textural features of empty spaces

Cavern texture

Bubble texture

Spongy texture

Fluid texture

Vegetable texture

Smudges

Noodles

Feldspars

Lithoclastic crystalline rocks

Concretions Fe

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

4

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

5

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

6

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

7

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

9

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

10

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

11

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

12

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

13

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

16

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

17

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

18

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

19

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

20

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

21

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

22

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

24

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

25

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

26

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

27

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

28

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

29

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

30

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

31

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

32

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

33

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

34

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

35

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

38

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

37

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

38

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

39

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

40

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

41

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

42

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

43

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

44

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

45

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

46

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

47

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

48

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

49

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

50

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

51

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

52

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

53

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

54

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

55

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

56

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

57

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

58

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

59

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

60

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

61

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

62

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1