Fabric Group
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Description
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Shapes
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Chronology
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Distribution
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1. Chip Classic
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A fine buff and tan to orange to dark pink fabric with large angular
shale chips. Chips, ranging in size from 2 - 6mm (usually the maximum
size is 4 or 5mm), dominate and protrude from the well-refined,
soft paste. Chips may be red, red brown, or grey. Other inclusions
are small amounts of quartz, felspar and silver mica. Macroscopic
inclusion density is 15-45% with most about 30%.
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Shapes include tripods (Prehistoric), amphorae and tiles (Graeco-Roman).
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The ware may be dated as early as Late Minoan IIIC and extends
through the Hellenistic and Roman periods
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Region 1 (3), 3 (6), 5 (1), 8 (1). It is especially common in western
Sphakia. It is not common in Ag. Vasilios Valley Survey Project
or Vrokastro Survey Project, but is common in the western part of
such areas
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11-12/22.1P61
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11-12/22.1P62
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11-12/22.1P77
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Diakymi (3.09)
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2. Mixed Red Chip
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An orange to grey pink fabric with shale chips and other inclusions.
There are no buffs. Angular shale chips range from 4-6mm in size
(usually maximum size is 4 or 5mm). In addition to small amounts
of quartz, felspar and silver mica, other inclusions common in a
metamorphic mix such as phyllite, phyllite-shale, siltstone, and
sandstone are present. Macroscopic inclusion density is 20-40% with
most 30%. The paste is not as refined as with Chip Classic.
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A Cooking Fabric: shapes include tripods and large bowls.
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It is probably Middle Minoan-Late Minoan.
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The fabric is limited in distribution to Regions 1, 5 and 8, with
most of the catalogued sherds from Region 1 in the west.
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05/26.1P02
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05/26.1P03
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West of Old Ag. Roumeli (1.19)
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3. Orangey-pink Phyllite/shale
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An orange or tan to pinky tan and dark pink fabric. Angular to
subangular phyllite-shale chips dominate in a well-refined clay
matrix. Some sherds have no other inclusions besides phyllite-shale,
but most have a little quartz and/or mica in addition to the phyllite-shale.
Inclusions are 2-7mm in size (usually maximum size is 4). Macroscopic
inclusion density is 10-20% to 40-50%. Smaller inclusion sizes are
present with lower densities.
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A Cooking fabric: shapes include tripod cooking pots.
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It is a Middle Minoan-Late Minoan through Early Iron Age fabric.
(Late Minoan - Late Geometric)
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Region 1 (1), 3(1), 5(1), 6 (1), 8(3). It is distributed in 5 of
the 8 regions in Sphakia, with nearly half of the catalogued sherds
from eastern Sphakia (Region 8).
It is not known from Vrokastro Survey Project, Ag. Vasilios Valley
Survey Project or Khania Area Survey Project.
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20/26-27.1P02
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Mouri (6.02)
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