Ceramics = Pottery 1
Ceramics in the Field
Artifacts – Ceramic Pottery Clay deposits 10,000 years ago Artifact Most frequently found Different vessels for different purposes
Potsherds Sherds vs. Shards Diagnostics: sherds used for analysis Typologies: How was it made and what was it used for? (Shapes Decorations Fabric) Chronology: When was it made? Petrography: Where did the clay come from?
Profiles Archaeological illustration Front view Black line for the side wall Bisecting line Shows Inside and outside
What were these pots used for?
Grains and dried goods
Then there was Geometric Style
The spark of creativity http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eSTdFrGY1UU
Achilles and Ajax Black Figure Ware Amphora 540 BCE
Red Figure Painted Pottery Dionysus Holding a Kantharos. Red-figure The Berlin Painter c. 490-480 B.C.
Black Figure
Sherd Count Handles Rims Collars Bases Body Decorated Sort potsherd types Record count on the worksheet
Body Sherd
Potsherd Worksheet Handles ____ Rims _____ Collars _____ Bases Body _____ Decorated _____ DRAWING Draw a specific potsherd to scale (tracing is allowed) B # _____ (WAIT UNTIL I TELL YOU TO DO THIS) Shapes: Can you identify what shape of vessel? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Amphora The amphora was a two-handled vase used for storage and transport. Krater The word krater means "mixing-bowl," and the vase was used for mixing wine with water. Kylix This drinking-cup is sometimes called the "symposium-vase," since it appears often in vase-representations of symposia Kantharos This type of drinking-cup is often seen held by Dionysus on vases. Pithoi Large Storage vessel
PotSherd Number B 66. IX. 16,113 Unmarked Pottery = BZ artifact # Dig site year excavated grid #
How Old Are the Sherds? I = Israel (time of King Solomon) 3,000 years old IV = Greek/Persian 2,400 years old BZ = Eastern Roman Empire 1,700 years old IX = Egyptian (time of Pharaoh Tutankhamun) 3,350 years old VII = Israel 2,700 years old