Internet Archaeology 4. Perkins. 4.3.2a

Coarseware 1 fabric

Name: Coarseware 1

Code: EC1

Distinguishing features: Sandy, orange - brown colour

Colour: Orange - dark red - brown - black. 2.5YR 5/6-8	Texture: Rough	Strength: Medium
Hardness: Medium	Resistance: Medium	Fracture: Rough
Manufacture: Wheel	Firing temperature: Low- medium	Firing atmosphere: Mixed

Surface treatment: none - wiped - burnished

Clay matrix: Medium - well elutriated

Inclusions:

Type	Size mm.	Colour	Mineral %	Shape	Sorting	Note
Crystals	<2	Transparent	Quartz 5-20%	Angular	Poor
Particles	<1	White	Lime 1-5%	Sub-angular	Poor
Particles	<2	Orange	Grog 1-5%	Sub-round	Poor
Grit	<1	Brown-black	? 1-5%	Sub-round	Poor

Notes: A very variable fabric, generally very sandy and orange-brown in colour. The main variation is in the size and amount of the quartz inclusions. It forms a loose group, impossible to sub-divide consistently.