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Ware
| ZcaW | details of Ware |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 4. TYPOLOGY/Morphology | |
| ZcaW0 | main ware |
| ZcaW1 | main temper |
| ZcaW2 | other temper |
| ZcaW3 | surface treatment, exterior |
| ZcaW4 | surface treatment, interior |
| ZcaW5 | type of inclusions |
| ZcaW6 | frequency of inclusions |
| ZcaW7 | firing |
| ZcaW8 | fracture |
| ZcaW9 | detail of ware (subfamily) |
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Shape
| ZcaS | details of Shape |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 4. TYPOLOGY/Morphology | |
| NOTE: When a basic shape can be recognized, then it is qualified by the three additional roster categories of family/sub-family/type, e.g., a bowl may be deep (family), sharply carinated (sub-family), type as identified by a standardized drawing (7). – Rim, base or handle are generally identified without reference to the preceding categories, although in principle that is possible. | |
| ZcaS1 | family |
| ZcaS2 | sub-family |
| ZcaS3 | details |
| ZcaS4 | rim/base/handle |
| ZcaS9 | forming technique |
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Decoration
| ZcaD | details of Decoration |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 4. TYPOLOGY/Morphology | |
| ZcaD1 | technique |
| ZcaD2 | type |
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Color
| ZcaC | details of Color |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 4. TYPOLOGY/Morphology | |
| ZcaC1 | color, interior (name) |
| ZcaC2 | color, interior (Munsell number) |
| ZcaC3 | color, exterior (name) |
| ZcaC4 | color, exterior (Munsell number) |
| ZcaC5 | color, temper (name) |
| ZcaC6 | color, temper (Munsell number) |
| ZcaC7 | painted color background A (i.e. body?) |
| ZcaC8 | painted color background B |
| ZcaC9 | painted color foreground A (i.e., decoration?) |
| ZcaC10 | painted color foreground B |
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Measurement
| ZcaM | details of Measurements |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 4. TYPOLOGY/Measurements | |
| ZcaM1 | percentage of rim – This category defines how large a sherd is vis-à-vis the total circumference of the vessel rim. |
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Function
| ZcaF | details of Function |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 4. TYPOLOGY/Function | |
| ZcaF1 | primary function |
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Time assignment
| ZcaA | details of Time Assignment |
| Cf. section of the "Main Roster": 3. STRATIGRAPHY/Time sequencing | |
| ZcaA1 | typological horizon – This differs from the stratigraphic horizon (I5 of "Main Roster" [see Grammar, under Volume 1, The System, Chapter 1.6, "Main Roster"]), in that it identifies a vessel or sherd on the basis of its typological characteristics, regardless of its emplacement. Thus a painted Khabur sherd would be assigned to the K horizon even if it is found in a later context. |
| ZcaA10 | ceramic vessels and sherds within feature (under feature) |