- either artifactual (objects such as seals ans seal impression, figurines or ceramic vessels), or
- natural (samples and specimens such as charred wood, animal bones or botanical remnants).
Sherds are excluded and listed elsewhere, because, given the large amounts in which they occur, they would unduly skew the frequencies.
The main typological categories (surfaces, build-up, etc.) are listed according to types as defined in the pertinent section of the Grammar.
Category | Total | Percentage | Definitions | Sub-Total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
clay artifact | 136 | 32% | bead (clay) | 8 | 6% |
brick | 9 | 7% | |||
chariot model | 2 | 1% | |||
clay artifact | 11 | 8% | |||
clay lump | 12 | 9% | |||
figurine | 32 | 24% | |||
kiln waste | 18 | 13% | |||
kiln waster | 3 | 2% | |||
sample | 1 | 1% | |||
seal impression | 3 | 2% | |||
sealing | 2 | 1% | |||
sling ball | 5 | 4% | |||
tannur (item) | 11 | 8% | |||
uncertain | 6 | 4% | |||
wheel | 13 | 10% | |||
glass artifact | 5 | 1% | bead (glass) | 2 | 40% |
glass artifact | 2 | 40% | |||
glass jewelry | 1 | 20% | |||
lithic artifact | 189 | 45% | bead | 4 | 2% |
blade | 66 | 35% | |||
debitage | 27 | 14% | |||
door socket | 4 | 2% | |||
grinding stone | 62 | 33% | |||
lithic artifact | 4 | 2% | |||
polishing stone | 19 | 10% | |||
uncertain | 3 | 2% | |||
metal artifact | 18 | 4% | jewelry item | 1 | 6% |
metal artifact | 8 | 44% | |||
metal tool | 3 | 17% | |||
pin | 2 | 11% | |||
slag | 1 | 6% | |||
tool | 3 | 17% | |||
organic | 49 | 12% | animal bone | 6 | 12% |
bead (shell) | 1 | 2% | |||
carbon sample | 14 | 29% | |||
human body | 3 | 6% | |||
organic artifact | 2 | 4% | |||
shell artifact | 22 | 45% | |||
wood artifact | 1 | 2% | |||
other | 12 | 3% | soil sample | 4 | 33% |
tool | 4 | 33% | |||
weapon | 4 | 33% | |||
specimen | 5 | 1% | lithic specimen | 5 | 100% |
unknown | 6 | 1% | unknown | 6 | 100% |
Total | 420 | 100% |