Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: An assemblage (230 sherds, 1,875g) of handmade prehistoric pottery was recovered consisting of a minimum of 45 vessels.The quantification of the pottery is shown in Table 4.The average sherd weight was 8g, indicating the assemblage was fragmented and consisted of generally small sherds and, overall, the assemblage was abraded to very abraded.A full catalogue is included in the site archive.Small fragments of fired clay or possible daub were recovered from Pit 038 and Post Hole 776, in a fine orange fabric, but this is such a small assemblage it is not possible to comment upon this further. FabricThe fabrics were generally coarse, with most being hard-fired, though a number were crumbly.Colours were generally grey, greyish-brown and brown to orange with generally unoxidised darker cores.Wall thickness ranged from 5mm to 17mm, and inclusions were generally small and comprising 1-3%, with some examples of larger chunks of rock.Surfaces were generally reasonably well finished, being smoothed, with occasional finger-marking or wiping marks visible.There was very little sooting or charred residue visible. Typology
Authors: Melanie Johnson, Ann Clarke, Rod Mackenzie
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7128804908