Pottery Summary

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Total # of sherds: 128

Total # of sherds by fabric:

Impasto             113          88%

Coarseware        6             4.6%

Creamware         2             1.5%

Bucchero Satile  2              1.5%

Orangeware        1              0.1%

# Sherds by type

Body fragments           114         89%

Rim fragments             10           7.8%

Base fragments            4            3.1%

Note: The pottery is from 3 separate areas of the CB32 area.  Loci 1 and 2 encompass M31-34S, 78-80W, Loci 3 and 7 a small area to the north and south of the lens and Loci 8 and 9 the lens itself.

Division of Loci and Fabric by # and %

Locus #1    6 Total- 4.6%

Impasto        4       66.6%

Creamware   2       33.3%

Locus #2      3 Total- 2.3%

Impasto       3        100%

Locus #3      19 Total- 14.8%

Impasto        17      89.4%

Coarseware   2       10.6%

Locus #7       3 Total- 14.8%

Impasto         2       66.6%

Bucchero Satile  1   33.3%

Locus #8         30 Total- 23.4%

Impasto         28       93%

Bucchero Satile  1    3%

Orangeware        1    3%

Locus #9         67 Total- 52%

Impasto           63      94%

Coarseware      4        6%

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There were a total of 128 fragments of pottery pulled from the CB32 area this season.  97 of these fragments came from the area of the lens.  Loci 1-2 correspond to the metrical area 31-34S, 78-80W, the most unproductive area.  From the 3x2 area only 9 fragments were removed.  Loci one was from topsoil, and the Loci 2 fragments were found in a stump.  All nine fragments were very worn, and were most probably erosional wash.

Loci 3 and 7 also produced a very minimal amount of ceramic.  These Loci correspond to an area one meter south of the lens that had not been excavated before.  Bedrock and galestra rest just below each loci respectively, thus rendering them very shallow.  These fragments may also be a result of erosional wash.

Loci 8-9, on the other hand, produced over 75% of the ceramic.  Several fragments pulled from the area were burnt and very fragile.  Most were impasto that appear to be mostly from two large rim profiles, however no joins were deiscovered to these particular fragments and the variety of their nature points to the conclusion of a midden pit for the lens function.  The burning and coarse nature of the vessels and fragments may have some connection with cooking.  however, the evidence remains inconclusive regarding their function.

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