Prehistoric Pottery from Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt
Publisher: Oxbow Books, Limited
Published: 2017-12-07T00:00:00+00:00

4.8 Handmade pottery from findspots

The pottery from four of the five findspots (FS4, FS5, FS8 and FS9) compares closely with the Late Sheikh Muftah material. The perforated disc from FS5 (Pl. 36i) shares the same general form as all others from Late Sheikh Muftah sites, and the Hx1 and Hx2 wares from FS4, FS8 and FS9 also compare in fabric, wall thickness, texture and form to material from Late Sheikh Muftah sites. This is reflected by the overlapping positions of FS8 and FS9 on the MDSCAL scattergram (Fig. 7a–b), and to some extent the position of FS4.

The four sherds from FS1 are harder to place as these are the only examples of the Hd5 ware in the collection. It is noteworthy that the findspot sits on the eastern edge of a small basin only 400 m east of the extensive Loc. 136 (Fig. 18). By virtue of proximity, FS1 may be related to this site and the unusual fabric and decoration suggest this find is probably an import (section 6.1).

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