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FTELIA ON MYKONOS, GREECE
NEOLITHIC NETWORKS
IN THE SOUTHERN AEGEAN BASIN
Vol. II
Edited by Adamantios Sampson and Tonia Tsourouni
UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN
LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Monograph Series 7
ATHENS 2018
FTELIA ON MYKONOS
NEOLITHIC NETWORKS IN
THE SOUTHERN AEGEAN BASIN
Vol. II
Edited by Adamantios Sampson
and Tonia Tsourouni
Contributions by: O. Dekavallas PhD, A. Doukaki MA, M. Diakostamatiou PhD, G.
Facorellis PhD, I. Liritzis PhD, V. Mastrogiannopoulou PhD, C. Matzanas PhD, V. Maxwell
PhD, D. Mylona PhD, T. Panagiotidou MA, N. Poulianos PhD, A. Sampson PhD,
G. Tampakopoulou MA, A. Tsourouni MA, K. Giannopoulou PhD, S. Vakirtzi PhD
UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN
LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Monograph Series 7
ATHENS 2018
CONTENTS
1. THE NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT AT FTELIA, MYKONOS. AN INTRA-SITE
ANALYSIS
Adamantios Sampson
2. FTELIA: THE STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE AND THE ARCHITECTURE
Adamantios Sampson
3. SPECIALISED POTTERY IN THE NEOLITHIC AEGEAN: VASES OF THE
“RÉCHAUD TYPE” FROM THE NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENT OF FTELIA,
MYKONOS
Vagia Mastrogiannopoulou
4. THE VASES OF CHEESE POT TYPE FROM FTELIA, MYKONOS
Athina Doukaki
5. NEW TYPES OF POTTERY AND MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS AT FTELIA
Adamantios Sampson, Antonia Tsourouni
6. A TYPOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE PAINTED POTTERY OF FTELIA
Vagia Mastrogiannopoulou
7. AN INTEPRETATION OF THE FIGURINES FROM THE NEOLITHIC
SETTLEMENT OF FTELIA, MYKONOS
Adamantios Sampson, Vagia Mastrogiannopoulou
8. FIBER ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY AT NEOLITHIC FTELIA, MYKONOS
Sophia Vakirtzi
9. THE CHIPPED STONE INDUSTRY OF FTELIA: THE CASE OF BUILDING E
Georgia Tampakopoulou
10. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF EARLY
METALS FROM FTELIA, MYKONOS
Veronica Maxwell, A. Sampson, N. Skarpelis, R. Ellam
11. TECHNOLOGY AND USE OF THE BONE TOOLS AT FTELIA
Kalliope Giannopoulou
12. FAUNAL REMAINS FROM FTELIA, MYKONOS: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
Theodora Panagiotidou
13. DATING OF OBSIDIAN ARTEFACTS FROM PHYLAKOPI (MELOS) AND
FTELIA (MYKONOS) BY HYDRATION
Maroulitsa Diakostamatiou, Ioannis Liritzis
14. NEOLITHIC FISHING AT FTELIA, MYKONOS. INSIGHT FROM THE FISH
BONES
Dimitra Mylona
15. INFANT BURIAL AT NEOLITHIC FTELIA, MYKONOS
Nickos Poulianos
16. UPDATED CALCULATION OF THE MARINE RESERVOIR EFFECT IN
THE CYCLADES DURING THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD USING THE LATEST
ISSUES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CALIBRATION CURVES INTCAL13 AND
MARINE13
Yorgos Facorellis
17. MARITIME CONTACTS IN CENTRAL AEGEAN DURING LATE NEOLITHIC
I (5300-4800 BC)
V. Maxwell, A. Sampson
18. ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSES ON POTTERY FROM FTELIA, MYKONOS:
VESSELS AND THEIR CONTENTS
Orestes Decavallas
19. LITHIC INDUSTRY OF THE EARLY LAYERS OF THE MEGARON BUILDING
IN THE SETTLEMENT OF FTELIA, MYKONOS
Christos Matzanas
NEW TYPES OF POTTERY AND MISCELLANEOUS
OBJECTS AT FTELIA, MYKONOS
Adamantios Sampson1 & Tonia Tsourouni2
1Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Laboratory of Environmental Archaeology, Rhodes,
85100, Greece, adsampson@rhodes.aegean.gr
2Archaeologist (MA), Sparta, 23100, toniatsou@hotmail.com
Received: 15/01/2017
Accepted: 07/04/2017
Corresponding author: (adsampson@rhodes.aegean.gr)
ABSTRACT
The fact that pottery constitutes the majority of the findings is common and happens everywhere in
prehistoric settlements. The great amount of this material in Ftelia consists of a few hundred thousand
sherds which were recorded and classified with much labor over the past years. The pottery from Ftelia is,
overwhelmingly, homogeneous, and has been extensively studied as reported in the first volume of the final
publication (Sampson 2002). However, over the last three years of excavation new types have been found,
though they do not alter the established typology. In the same paper are examined some other items such as
amphiconical objects, anchor-like objects and shaped pumice stone bearing incised symbols.
KEYWORDS: pottery, petrography, Bromine, incised symbols, prestige items
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1. INTRODUCTION
Apart from a small portion of pottery belonging
to the last phases of the settlement, the vast majori-
ty of the material belongs to a single period, lasting
a few centuries, and there is a single ornamentation
and a single repertoire in all categories. However, it
has been observed that in the higher levels the pot-
tery is mostly coarse, while in the lower, there is
more burnished pottery. Large, ‘closed’ vases, with
rope decoration and lug types, such as “elephant
lugs”, were only found in the higher levels.
It is also observed that the percentage of mono-
chrome or polished pottery in Ftelia is greater than
in other places and there is a preference for brown
and black colors. Often, the graduation of colors is
accidental and relates to firing conditions. Several
vessels have no polishing and some even contain
gravel. Almost all ceramics had been fired in a re-
ducing atmosphere as noted from black color of the
surface and clay.
The procedure adhered to by the potters of Ftelia
must have been as follows: after the construction of
the vase, the surface was scraped, possibly with a
sea-shell and then smoothed with a soft material
(cloth). Then, a coating of slip was applied, but this
is very difficult to discern even using an electron
microscope. In many cases, it was just a good pol-
ishing that appeared like slip - what Furness (1956)
had called “mechanical slip” noted in material from
Tigani on Samos.
The pottery from Ftelia was fired at low temper-
atures, 750-800° C. The firing seems to have been
fast and done over an open fire. The potters proba-
bly opened-up a circular pit to a depth of 20-30 cm,
with a diameter of one meter and then placed peb-
bles and dry branches at the bottom. They placed
their vessels on these branches and also covered
them with yet more with branches and leaves. On
top, they would have placed wood so the vases
would not be exposed in the air. Under these condi-
tions, the temperature would have reached 750-
800°C within half an hour. In this way, the vessels
in the middle of the pit would have taken on a
black color, while those on the periphery present as
unevenly fired due to the incomplete oxidation of
the surface in the final stage of firing.
The petrographic analysis of pottery from Mexi
(2002) demonstrated that there are seven groups of
vessels, each with special features:
Group 1 contained quartzite inclusions (at around
25-30%) and a small percentage of iron oxides.
Group 2 contained large (300-400 microns)
quartzite grains (at around 15-20%) and, in some
cases, 40 to 45%. One slapstick treatment of clay
was distinguished belonging to a variety of shapes -
even decorated vessels. The presence of large pieces
of quartzite was not intentional, but accidental.
Group 3 contained abundant quartzite (at around
40-50%); the grain size was smaller (40-200 mi-
crons). The addition of quartzite was not intentional
and was not related to the use of vessels.
Group 4 contained iron oxides, (ranging from 2 to
10%). The grain size was small (40-200 microns).
Group 5 contained inclusions granite with grain
size of 200-400 microns.
Group 6 contained a high percentage of quartz at
around (35-40%) which was the result of processing
by the potter. The samples originated from coarse
pottery cookware and it seems that the technician
used the inclusions to enhance their resilience.
Group 7 includes a single shell-type pattern bur-
nished ware containing 30% quartz, 10% iron ox-
ides and a grain of calcite with size of 200 microns.
Mexi and Aloupi considered it extrinsic, although
the presence of a single grain could be random. Be-
sides, an islet located at the entrance to Panormos
bay was the only source of the lime so necessary to
the island. Dr. Aloupi also identified some clay
samples believed to have come from another island,
perhaps Antiparos. Excluding these minimum
samples, the pottery of Ftelia seems to derive from
material entirely of local origin, as shown by ana-
lyzes which agrees with the geological composition
of the island. All the analyzed pottery from Ftelia
contained clay with iron oxides and quartz inclu-
sions which abounds in the area.
Fig.1. The most popular shape in Ftelia settlement
2. NEW TYPES OF POTTERY
The main shapes of Ftelia’s pottery are thin-
walled bowls, with a straight profile and vertical or
slightly inverted rims (Fig.1). A variation, equally
widespread, is seen in the bowls with almost vertical
walls, but cylindrical rims (Fig.2-3). Bowls with flat
rims are rare. Closed shapes are less numerous and
belong to different types (Fig.4).
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Fig.2-3. Ftelia. Types of open vases
They have tall narrow necks with straight or in-
verted rims. In other examples, the neck is less tall
(Fig.5), and in others, amphiconical with strongly
everted rims. Other examples, of medium and large
size, have low or modest necks of small diameter
and inverted rims. There are also closed vases with
handle on the neck (Fig.6:1,2). An almost intact
closed vase with a high vertical neck (Fig.6: 2) comes
from deep layer of the circular building (A6, spit 11).
The surface is polished with black and red shades
due to uneven firing while the lug on the neck with a
horizontal opening is characteristic. Four-legged
vases, vases with perforated bottoms (strainers) and
teats represent more peculiar types (Fig.6: 5-7).
Several fragments from large vessels with flat bases
were found in many areas of the site. These refer to
shallow plates with a large diameter and a low,
subtle rim. A large fragment of a similar vessel was
collected from the area of the circular building (A6,
spit 6). In the same category falls a fragment from
the Trench A5 spit 4 with a quite elevated rim. It is
difficult to explain some holes on the body of some
large, coarse vessels.
The number of cheese pot vessels and réchaud
vases increased significantly in the last season of the
excavation (2003), and were usually found on the
lowest point of the settlement around the circular
building E and the “megaron” building A. There is
also an increase in the amount of crusted ware ves-
sels from the area inside and around the circular
building E.
Fig.4. Ftelia. Types of closed vases
In the 2003 campaign, at an upper layer of Trench
B6, an almost complete scoop-type vessel was found
that belonged to the third generation of these peculi-
ar vessels, dating to the LN Ib phase, as the last
building phase of the settlement (Fig.6: 3). The vessel
is low with a ring base and two corned lugs at the
rear instead of a handle. This explains many similar
‘crushed corn’ lugs found in higher levels that be-
longed to the same type of vase. Some asymmetrical
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rims, probably belonging to scoop- type vases were
also found in different parts of the site. This type of
scoop bears direct similarities to vessels from Thar-
rounia Cave in Euboea (Sampson 1993) and Sara-
kenos Cave in Boeotia (Sampson 2008) and it is one
more element of the Ftelia settlement, which except
clay figurines, cheese pots and réchauds, showing
links with Euboea and Central Greece.
Fig.5. Ftelia. Closed burnished vessel
Fig.6. Ftelia. Open and closed shapes
In 2002 and 2003, several new fragments of ves-
sels were collected with white on dark decoration
(Fig.7: 2, 8), some of which are reminiscent of the
typical variety of Saliagos. Some bases of the ré-
chaud type vessels also carry similar decoration
(Fig.8:2). This pottery seems to characterize the later
phases of the Ftelia settlement. The pottery also
demonstrates relations with Euboea and was found
in Skoteini Cave at Tharrounia and the cave of Agia
Triada in Karystos (Sampson 1984), as well as in
Sarakenos Cave in Boeotia (Sampson 2008).
One high base of an open vase bearing pattern-
burnished decoration is rare ceramic sample found.
It derives from the highest layers of intersection A9.
This type of isolated find differs from the typical
shapes of pattern-burnished characterizing the Late
Neolithic II “Attica-Kephala” culture and cannot
have any significance in the dating of Ftelia settle-
ment.
Fig.7. Ftelia. Different pottery shapes
Fig.8. White on dark painted pottery
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3. UNCOMMON LUGS
In the ceramic repertoire, new types of handles and
lugs are noted (Fig.9). On one open vase (A6-A7 spit
1) the lug starts beneath the rim (Fig.9: 1). On an
open vessel (Fig.9: 6) another lug protrudes from the
rim and has a horizontal aperture (A5-B5 spit 8).
Fragment of a rim of an open vessel (Fig.9: 11) has a
double tabular lug (A5-B5, spit 13) and another lug
has a rectangular cross-section with a horizontal
aperture (Fig.9: 7) on the rim of small, open vessel
(A6-A7, spit 2). The lug on an open vase (Fig.9: 5)
with a horizontal aperture at the bottom is very
peculiar (B4 spit 6). On the open vessel 2143, from B6
spit 12, the lug starts from the rim and has been
formed by the finger pressure (Fig.9: 8).
From an upper layer of Trench A6 (spit 3), two
singular, tubular lugs that protrude from the rim of
open vessels, were observed (Fig.9: 1, 2). A small,
open vessel with a rough surface has lug projecting
over the rim (Fig.9: 9) which may have served as a
handle. A similar lug, with triangular shape, is
known from Saliagos (Evans & Renfrew 1968, fig.38:
11, 12).
Fig.9. Peculiar lugs of coarse and monochrome pottery
4. QUADRILATERAL DISC
An unusual quadrilateral utensil with rounded
corners was first discovered in the southern part of
the village of Ftelia (trench A΄ 12, Sampson 2017, fig.
44). A part is missing but its shape can be restored
(Fig.10). It is a very shallow pot with a thick rounded
lip and thick walls. The clay is gray and contains
many inclusions. It was found in a shallow depth on
a floor that dates back to the last building phases of
the settlement. Its dimensions (0.82Χ0.63 m) are very
large for a clay pot, much larger than the utensils of
cheese-pot type. It seems that there were other
similar pots in the shape of the pan, but only small
sherds were saved, while in this case the pot
remained on the floor almost intact at the point
where it broke.
Although the clay contained many inclusions to be
durable, such a large and heavy utensil would be
difficult to protect and most likely would not be
transported frequently.
Fig.10. Ftelia. Trench A΄. Clay disc
5. ANCHOR-LIKE OBJECTS
The total of these enigmatic objects increased
with two new clay samples found at the Trenches B6
and A7 (Fig.11-12-13: 4, 5). One represents a different
type from the other and is also well-polished. The
high bromine content detected in these items con-
firms that they had been in associated with sea water
(Aloupi 2002, 289, table 4; Aloupi et al. 2001). All the
analyzed samples were collected from the excava-
tion trenches and most of them were found in the
circular building E, from the spit 1 till spit 11. The
samples present low and high values of Br content.
Five samples present very high values of Br content,
even the sample from spit 11 of trench A6, so that
the samples have not been contaminated by sea-
water spray.
If these clay objects were used for catching octo-
pus and squid, judging from ethnographic parallels
in Symi Island of the Dodecanese and Volos in Mag-
nesia, their relatively limited number in the settle-
ment does not suggest any other function related to
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fishing activities. Limited fishing activity is also con-
firmed by the very small amount of fish bones at the
site. Perhaps one should conclude that the great pro-
ficiency in agricultural and husbandry did not ne-
cessitate the more uncertain, tedious or dangerous
use of the sea’s resources by the islanders.
Fig.11. Different types of anchor-like objects
Fig.12. A restored anchor-like object
6. PUMICE STONES
A large number of pumice stones (Fig.13) have been
found throughout the settlement and the most likely
origin is the South Aegean (Melos or Yali of
Nissiros). The most probable is that the pumice was
transported, not by the inhabitants of the settlement,
but rather as a result of the action of the northern
winds that blow against the northern side of
Mykonos. This is plausible, given that, in all central
and northern Aegean, such material has been
disseminated and is found on all its shores. This soft
and light stone appears to have interested the
occupants of the settlement. A rectangular object
from the Trench A4, spit 6, bears engravings on its
two flat surfaces and vertical sides (Fig.14). Another
piece of pumice bears an engraved symbol
resembling the letter Y (Fig.13: 3). The same symbol
appears on a Neolithic sherd from Trench A9, spit 4.
The engraved symbols are similar to those were
found on some ceramics (Fig.15) during the first
years of the excavation (Sampson 2002, 127, fig. 140);
they have been related to Balkan prehistoric writing
(Winn 1981; Sampson 2006; 2009).
Fig.13. Pumice stones (1, 3, 6, 7, spindle-whorl 2), anchor-
like objects (4, 5)
In Trench A6, spit 5, an ellipsoidal piece of pumice
has been deliberately flattened on one surface. An
over-sized pumice (2001) has a hole drilled in it, in
an attempt to use it as loom weigh (Fig.13: 1),
whereas another has one side flat and grooves on the
other (A6-A7, spit 5, Fig.13: 7). A hemispherical
spindle whorl made of pumice was found in Trench
A7/ spit 8 (Fig.13: 2).
Fig.14. Incisions on a pumice disc
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Fig.15. Ftelia. Incisions-symbols on pumice items and pottery
7. AMPHICONICAL OBJECTS
In 2001, at one place of settlement (Trench B7) typ-
ical clay items were found which are more common-
ly found in mainland Greece dating in the Early and
Middle Neolithic (Sampson 2002, 125, Fig. 136). In
2003, some more similar objects were unearthed in
the same area (Fig.16). It seems that these objects,
which in Thessaly (Tsoundas 1908, 344) had been
interpreted as sling bullets, continued to be used into
the beginning of the Late Neolithic, as shown by
their presence at Ftelia and their recent discovery in
Sarakenos Cave at the layer of LN Ia. Nevertheless,
their presence in the Aegean area is unique. Proba-
bly they were used to catch small, wild game.
Fig.16. Amphiconical and round clay objects
8. PENDANTS AND JEWELRY
Some of these objects come from the 1995, 1996,
2000 and 2001 seasons of excavation, while in the last
two seasons more samples were found. An
ellipsoidal object from flint, large in size, is very
worn (Fig.17: 4). It could have served as a pendant
but also as a loom weight. Very simple is the pebble
3 that carries a large symmetrical form. The almost
square tablet 2 that has two holes is of an unusual
shape and could be sewn on a cloth. The item 1 of
steatite was probably a button that was racing on a
garment.
Fig.17. Pendants (2, 3, 4) and button (1)
Fig.18. A bronze bead of necklace
Fig.19. Part of a pierced shell
The fragment of shell 5 (Fig.18) has an irregular
shape, has a hole and could serve as a pendant. An
unusual jewelry item is a tiny bronze bead that is
very oxidized (Fig. 19: 6). The very worn pendant of
Fig. 20 is made of green stone and is broken at the
bottom. The stone tablet with the hole of Fig. 21 is
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quite similar to the tile 2 of Fig.17. Simple and
common are the pierced shells that could be part of a
necklace (Fig.22). However, the point at which the
hole is made is the thinnest and more sensitive part
of the shell and sometimes the hole could be created
by wear. A bead of a necklace would be the shell of
Fig.23.
Fig.20. Pendant of green stone
Fig.21. Rectangle stone
pendant
Fig.22. Shells as part of necklace
The bracelet segment with an external diameter of
0.067 m from spondylus gaederopus (Fig.24) is a rare
prestige item, very common in layers of Late Neo-
lithic (Papathanassopoulos 1996, 337, fig. 296) Frag-
ments of this shell, which still exists in great depth of
Mykonos area, have been found in the "megaron"
Building A and in other points of the excavation.
Fig.23. Pendant of shell
Fig.24. Fragment of spo
n-
dylus bracelet
In many parts of the excavation, in particular in
the central part, circular or irregular objects were
collected, consisting of thin layers of a friable mate-
rial in pale gray or silver (Fig.25-26). This material
does not exist in Mykonos and must come from the
neighboring island of Tinos where there are talc
deposits. The fact that in most samples there are
large symmetrical holes, shows that the inhabitants
of the settlement used this exotic material for the
construction of pendants.
Fig.25. Pendants (?) of talc
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Fig.26. Pendants of talc
9. IMPRESSIONS OF MATS AND TEXTILES
An insight into basketry in the Neolithic period is
provided by three dozen samples of impressions on
the bases of coarse vessels found throughout the
settlement. Several of them come from the area of
the circular building E. In contrast to the numerous
pottery findings at the site, the samples of mat
impressions area actually quite rare and it seems that
the practice of drying vessels on straw after their
construction occurred only in rare cases (Fig.30-31).
The same practice was in use in Skoteini Cave at
Tharrounia (Belogianni 1993), with equal
infrequency. Generally, it seems that this practice
does not exist everywhere. For example, in
Sarakenos Cave, from a total of several hundred
thousand pottery fragments, this practice is
unknown.
Fig.27. Mold of textile with tight weaving Fig.28. Tight weaving on the base of cheese pot
It is noted that the imprints mainly occur on large
vessels with flat or ring-shaped bases (Fig.27-28);
this has also been observed in Skoteini Cave. Im-
prints of grasses exist on most bases of cheese pot
vessels, but strands of straw are barely distinguisha-
ble. Mats were probably used and the material for
these would have been found in t abundance in the
marshy area around the settlement of Ftelia, notable
even today. In the same area, even today, too, straw
is evident in abundance. However, the fabric im-
prints on the bases (Fig.29) and the bodies of cheese
pot vessels from Yali can be differentiated (Sampson
1988).
Fig.29. Bases of closed and open vases with mat impres-
sions
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Fig.30. Base of closed vase with mat imprints Fig.31. Mat impressions on big closed vase
CATALOGUE
1. Base of large pithoid vessel; clear weave from triple warps and wefts, A6/spit 4.
2. Base of pithoid vessel. Very worn weave.. A5/spit 7.
3. Base of large pithoid vessel. Very worn imprint. A5 spit 2.
4. Base of large pithoid vase. Interleaved with double weft. A15 spit 2.
5. Basis of large pithoid vase. Single wefts. B5 spit 3.
6. Base of large pithoid vessel. Interleaved with double wefts. Very good preservation. B5 spit 5.
7. Base of small vessel. Thin circular knitting quite worn. A9 spit 8.
8. Base of large vessel. Irregular worn weave. A6 spit 7.
9. Base of a moderate vase. Worn thin weave. A5 spit 1.
10. Base of large vessel. Worn and erratic weaving. Distinguished triple wefts. B 5 spit 5.
11. Base of small unpainted vessel. Knit triple wefts. A7 spit 4.
12. Base of large rough vessel. Irregular knit triple weft s and single warp.
13. Base of moderately coarse vessel. Worn circular knitting. B3, spit 4.
14. Base of cheese pot. Irregular weaving. A6 spit 10.
15. Base of cheese pot. Tight weaving with single wefts. A6 spit 13.
16. Base of cheese pot vase. Thin circular knitting. A6 spit 13.
17. Base of cheese pot. Wavy lines without wefts. A6 spit 7.
18. Base of small vase. Fine concentric weave. A6 spit 7.
19. Base of small vase. Thin weaving much worn. A9 spit 4.
20. Base of moderate open vessel. Weaving with single wefts. Good preservation. A5 spit 4.
21. Base of small vase. Normal worn weave. A3 spit 3.
22. Base of cheese pot. Thin straight weaving. B4 spit 4.
23. Base of large vessel. Straight tight weaving but much worn. A6 spit 6.
24. Base of large coarse vessel. Large double wefts. A9 spit 7.
25. Base of small vase. Worn circular weaving. A3 spit 4.
26. Base of moderate vessel. Straight tight weave with single weft. A5 spit 4.
27. Base of small vase. Circular weaving damaged. The wefts are not distinguished well. A9 spit 3.
28. Base of large vessel. Fine weave, single wefts. Warps are not distinguished. A3 spit 3.
29. Base of cheese pot-type. Imprint on the vessel’s wall. Weaving with single weft and triple warps. A6 spit
8.
30. Base of cheese pot. Irregular worn weave. A6 spit 8.
31. Base of cheese pot. Worn weave with single wefts. B5 spit 4.
32. Base of small vase. Worn circular weaving. A6 spit 1.
33. Base of small vase; straight weaving. A6 spit 11.
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