Pottery Summary (1980)

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The pottery retrieved from the clean-up operation of 1980 can be divided into four basic types.  The majority of the bucchero and buccheroid fragments consist largely of shallow bowls with either a nearly horizontal or vertical rim.  They appear to have had a conical foot.

The second category of pottery discovered is grayware.  The pottery shape associated with this distinctively colored and fairly micaceous ware is usually the low, conical-footed plate or shallow bowl.  The rim edge is often rounded.  Both the bucchero and grayware recovered fills two "strawberry" boxes apiece.

The third and smallest group of sherds are thin buff or orange-colored fineware.  The buff colored ware often preserves traces of reddish paint which flecks easily off the surface.  The curving body fragments suggest the remains of closed vessels such as oinochoi or small aryballoi, rather than bowls or open cups.  No foot fragments were found.

The fourth and largest type is made up of impasto and coarseware fragments.  Noteworthy shapes include thick, rounded rims of coarseware pots and large flat bases.  The term impasto pottery as used in this usmmary includes thick fragments of micaceous clay ranging in color from dark brown to light orange.