Table 1 Archeological information of the 129 selected sherds

From: Chemical insights into pottery production and use at Neolithic Fenghuangzui earthen-walled town in China

Intended uses

Vessel forms

Early upper qujialing

Late upper qujialing

Early shijiahe

Late shijiahe

Fine paste

Shell tempered

Coarse paste

Fine paste

Shell tempered

Coarse paste

Fine paste

Shell tempered

Coarse paste

Fine paste

Shell tempered

Coarse paste

Serving vessels (N = 56)

dou-stemmed bowl

4

  

4

  

10

  

8

  

quanzu pan-footed plate

1

  

2

  

1

  

3

  

wan-bowl

1

  

2

  

1

  

1

  

bo-bowl

1

  

2

  

3

     

pen-basin

1

  

2

  

4

  

5

  

Cooking vessels (N = 22)

jia-wine vessel

   

1

   

1

  

1

 

zeng-steamer

      

1

  

3

  

fu-caldron

 

1

  

1

  

2

  

1

 

ding-tripod

 

1

 

1

1

 

2

1

1

1

2

 

Storage vessels (N = 34)

zun-wine vessel

      

1

  

1

  

weng-urn

1

        

2

  

gang-urn

  

1

  

1

4

    

1

guan-jar

1

  

2

  

3

  

5

1

 

gaoling guan-jar with high neck

1

  

3

  

1

  

4

  

ailing guan-jar with short neck

      

1

     

Drinking vessels (N = 17)

hu-pot

      

1

  

1

  

bianfu hu-flat-bellied pot

         

1

  

xiefu bei-cup

1

     

5

  

2

  

gaoquanzu bei-high steam cup

   

2

     

1

  

gui-wine vessel

         

3

  

Sum

39

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