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Record 1 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pottery
  • Archaeology
DEF

A fragment of pottery or porcelain, such as those found on excavated kiln-sites and waster-dumps.

CONT

The contents of the trench were everything an archaeologist could hope for - distinct layers of Roman and Hellenistic garbage with an abundance of datable pottery shards.

OBS

shard: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • pot-sherd
  • pot-shard
  • pot sherd
  • pot shard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poteries
  • Archéologie
DEF

Fragment de poterie cassée.

OBS

tesson : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alfarería
  • Arqueología
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