pot shard

Article

More commonly referred to as "pot sherd," pot shard is a colloquial term for ceramic sherds, common artifacts found in archaeological sites. Currently, archaeologists in the U.S. use the term "sherd" to refer to a fragmented piece of a prehistoric or historic ceramic vessel, while the term "shard" refers to a fragmented piece of glass.

Photo Credit

 
"Pot sherd with scale, February 11, 2009" by k.e. mckenzie is licensed under CC BY.

Published Works
The Blessing Way (1970)
Term Type
Historical Reference
Manuscript Occurrences

 
A01 The Blessing Way (01-07) p. 35

References

 
Crown, Patricia L. and W. H. Wills
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         Economic Intensification. Theme issue, "The Archaeology of Gender in the American
         Southwest ," Journal of Anthropological Research 51(2):173-186.