Other objects from Unit J1

July 2011 - L. Crescioli
Updated October 2014 - C. Chaves Yates
The home for this page is J1
Clay artifacts
Clay wheels
Beads
Shell artifacts
Bone artifacts

Clay artifacts

      A large number of unusual or unclear clay artifact were found in J1. Some are too fragmentary to be identified so were categorized as "unknown" or "uncertain". Some of the most interesting are listed below:



q462.1
q498.3		 <img border=
q1012.1
i54

q1175.7
i66		 <img border=
i64
i73

Clay wheels and disk

     Many clay wheels and disk were found in J1. The wheels are usually larger than disk, with a outward flare around the hole for the hub, sometimes with a painted decoration. Clay disks are circular disks often (but not always) with a hole in the center. The size could vary wildly and they are shaped in pottery or secondary from pottery sherd re-worked, polished and pierced. The wheels were used for chariots and for animal figurines, while the disks are interpreted as bead, (loom) weight, wheels themselves or for other unclear purpose. The most notable clay wheels and disks are listed below:

Clay wheels:

  • q138.2
  • q157.1
  • q434.1
  • q471.1
  • q498.1
  • q499.1
  • q507.2
  • q514.1
  • q742.1
  • q774.1
  • q796.1
  • q797.1
  • q157.1
  • q1069.1
  • q1089.2
  • q1118.3
  • q1175.15
  • q1273.2
  • q1315.4

    • q138.2
    q434.1    		 <img border=
    q1069.1
    q1089.2

    Clay disk:

  • q507.1
  • q360.2
  • q650.1
  • q650.2
  • q657.1
  • q850.1
  • q861.1
  • q1148.2
  • q1275.2
  • q1298.1
  • q1317.2
  • q1032.2

    • q650.2
    q861.1    		 <img border=
    q1298.1
    q1317.2

    Beads

         A large number of beads were found in J1. Thes beads were made of different materials (below you can find a list of the most interesting beads divided by material), stone and semi-precious stone, clay, frit, metal. The frit and stone beads are the most common ones. Their shape vary from circular to cilindrical, with few more elaborated examples (for example q681.1). 14 small round frit beads (i19) were found toghether so probably belonging to a necklace. Moreover several shells have a hole so probably they should be considered as beads.

    Frit beads:

  • q139.1
  • q362.1
  • q367.2
  • q375.1
  • q447.1
  • q468.4
  • q681.1
  • q754.2
  • q816.1
  • q816.2
  • q826.1
  • q835.1
  • q835.2
  • q835.3
  • q840.1
  • q844.1
  • q845.1
  • q846.1
  • q850.4
  • q856.1
  • q864.7
  • q869.1
  • q972.1
  • i19

    • q681.1
    q362.1    		 <img border=
    q367.2
    q840.1

    q447.1
    846.1    		 <img border=
    q972.1
    i19

    Stone beads:

  • q27.1
  • q28.2
  • q366.1
  • q388.1
  • q675.3
  • q972.2
  • q1096.1
  • q1135.2
  • q1139.2
  • q1251.4
  • i20

    • q388.1
    q675.3    		 <img border=
    q972.2
    i20

    q1135.2
    q1251.4    		 <img border=
    q366.1

    Other beads (clay, metal, shell):

  • q852.1
    • (clay)
  • q1171.5
    • (clay)
  • q832.1
    • (clay)
  • i25
    • (gold)
  • i59
    • (bronze)
  • q420.1
    • (shell)
  • q513.3
    • (shell)
  • q767.2
    • (shell)

    q852.1
    i25    		 <img border=
    i59
    q513.3

    Shell artifacts

         The majority of the shells collected during the excavations are unworked, but some shells with small holes, possibly used as beads, were identified.

    Shell Artifacts
    q76.1
    q82.2
    q425.1
    q429.3
    q513.2
    q520.1
    q641.1
    q703.3
    q725.2
    q767.2
    		 q786.1
    q799.2
    q830.1
    q830.4
    q879.2
    q886.2
    q898.3
    q1009.1
    q1026.1
    q1070.1
    		 q1078.1
    q1084.2
    q1085.1
    q1085.2
    q1086.2
    q1093.2
    q1118.4
    q1169.8
    q1169.11
    q1209.2
    		 q1228.2
    q1230.2
    q1231.1
    q1239.1
    q1247.3
    q1260.1
    q1261.1
    q1276.1
    q1276.3
    q1280.3
    		 q1281.1
    q1304.2

    Possible Shell Beads
         See above section for the complete discussion of beads. Listed here are shells with holes, possibly used as beads.
    q357.1
    q390.4
    q420.1
    q513.3
    q1282.1
    Back to top