A NOTE ON THE PETROLOGY OF PREHISTORIC POTTERY FROM DORCHESTER-BY-PASS, DORSET.
Author(s): D F Williams
A small selection of Prehistoric pottery ranging in date from late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age was examined in thin section. On the basis of the non-plastic inclusions present in the sherds a number of fabric divisions were made: (1) gabbro - from the Lizard in Cornwall, (2) flint - probably locally made, (3) fossil shell - the nearest suitable deposit is some five miles from the site, (4) calcite - the nearest suitable deposit is some eighteen to twenty miles from the site, and (5) grog - i.e. crushed-up pottery.
- Report Number:
- 78/1989
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 5
- Keywords:
- Ceramic Petrology Pottery
