Dark Brick Red Ware (DBR)

Never numerous, present in Phase 5 features especially A14 Phase 5 features, especially a pit (see f81,95,98,110,112,113). There are some indications that this ware began at the end of Phase 4. Ware is more common in the Khabur and Mittani periods.

Thick dark red slip on exterior of jars and bowls and partly over rims of bowls.

Fine and thick chaff temper, calcite on surface and some in section, small amounts of sand and mineral temper. Medium jar shapes have more chaff temper.

Low to medium fire; thicker examples and some thinner walled examples have a carbon core.

Exterior surface usually dark red but can vary to red-brown and brown.

Wet smoothed, some examples are coarser with few examples burnished.

A deep bowl with convex base, A15.304 from feature 523 is a good example of this ware with a thick slip covering the exterior. The feature dates to the end of Phase 4 indicating that the ware probably began in use at the end of this phase.

The chaff temper is both sub-round and linear; Some examples have relatively large amount of lithic temper including calcite and quartz.

higher fired than previously but continues to have a carbon core.

Strong wheel marks near and on the base. The slip is thick in the Khabur period examples but does not adhere well to the clay body; this is especially the case where there is much lithic temper on the surface. When there is much chaff temper on the surface the thick slip has a better adherence. Few examples are burnished.

Vessels have less chaff and more fine and medium lithics.

Slip tends to be lighter red-brown.

Slip adheres better to the surface because chaff and lithic temper is less.