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Fabric categories.
Fabric 1 : flint tendered (28%)
Inclusions; medium size calcined flint temper of medium abundance (approximately 1000 grains per 1 gm of sherd) with a negligible backing of medium grade sand quartz natural to the clay.
Example of analysed sherd: flint temper (99%0; G - 0.9%, VC - 8#5%, C - 26.8%, M - 39.4%, F - 24.4% quartz sand (1%); M - 11 grains per gram of sherd
Firing and surface finish; surfaces and core are generally reduced but patches of buff, brown and orange exist. Exterior and some internal surfaces show signs of horizontal burnishing.
Sherd wall thickness; 4 - 8 mm
Technology; handmade with evidence of coil construction and subsequent drawing up (Rye 1981, 67-73).
