EYECW - Eye medieval coarseware
Microscope sample. Abundant silt-sized quartz sand (mainly white and grey), sparse fine sub-rounded sand, rare coarser rounded quartz (white, brown), sparse to moderate fine-medium ferrous oxide, rare clay pellets (sometimes large). Usually grey, sometimes with buff surfaces and margins.
Has similarities to WVCWM.
EYECW - Eye medieval coarseware
Microscope sample. Abundant silt-sized quartz sand (mainly white and grey), sparse fine sub-rounded sand, rare coarser rounded quartz (white, brown), sparse to moderate fine-medium ferrous oxide, rare clay pellets (sometimes large). Usually grey, sometimes with buff surfaces and margins.
EYECW - Eye medieval coarseware
Microscope sample. Abundant silt-sized quartz sand (mainly white and grey), sparse fine sub-rounded sand, rare coarser rounded quartz (white, brown), sparse to moderate fine-medium ferrous oxide, rare clay pellets (sometimes large). Usually grey, sometimes with buff surfaces and margins.
Example with sparse coarse rounded quartz.
EYECW - Eye medieval coarseware
Microscope sample. Abundant silt-sized quartz sand (mainly white and grey), sparse fine sub-rounded sand, rare coarser rounded quartz (white, brown), sparse to moderate fine-medium ferrous oxide, rare clay pellets (sometimes large). Usually grey, sometimes with buff surfaces and margins.
Example with large rounded clay pellets.
EYECW - Eye medieval coarseware
Microscope sample. Abundant silt-sized quartz sand (mainly white and grey), sparse fine sub-rounded sand, rare coarser rounded quartz (white, brown), sparse to moderate fine-medium ferrous oxide, rare clay pellets (sometimes large). Usually grey, sometimes with buff surfaces and margins.
Oxidised example.
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