🆔 Identification

ID#488
SiteKadebakele
PeriodIron Age
ContextDomestic
Archaeological Contextlarge pit (feature 40), Block B, upper terrace. Layer 4.
InterpretationNot specified
Researcher IDMORRISON Kathleen D.
PublishedYes

📍 Location

SiteKadebakele
GPS Coordinates Lat: 15.364722, Long: 76.502778
CountryIndia
RegionKarnataka
CityRamadurga

🔍 Excavation

Excavation nameKadebakele
SupervisorNot specified
Start dateNot specified
End dateNot specified
Sampling methodFlotation
Mesh size0.5 mm
Context integrityScattered

⏳ Dating

Dating typeNot specified
Dating methodNot specified
Dating (text)918-790 BCE
Standardized dates (BP) 2868 – 2740

📏 Physical Characteristics

TypologyAmorphous
ShapeCircular
Number of fragments7
Dimensions
Max (L×W×H) 10.1 × 9.3 × — cm
Min (L×W×H) Not specified
Real (L×W×T) Not specified

🛡️ Conservation & Surface

Conservation stateFragmented
Preservation conditionCharred
PorosityHomogeneous
TextureGlassy//vitrified
OrnamentationNot specified
Upper surfaceNot specified
Lower surfaceNot specified

📝 Additional Descriptions

Comments
Type 2c (lots of close voids with pulse inclusion) according to the authors' classification. Vitrified aspect. Starchy, porous aspect.
Reference
BATES J., WILCOX BLACK K., MORRISON K.D. (2022) - Millet bread and pulse dough from early Iron Age South India: Charred food lumps as culinary indicators, Journal of Archaeological Science 137, 13p. DOI:10.1016/j.jas.2021.105531 ; ISSN: 0305-4403

🔬 Microscopic Observations

Primary Particles

Total number
ClassPlant
Organization
Plant types
TaxonomyPulse inclusions
Taphonomy
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Min / Max / Avg — / — / 0.5 µm
Relative frequency

Secondary Particles

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Category
Types
Taxonomy
Taphonomy
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Matrix

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