MCWMSE - Medieval Coarseware Micaceous SE Suffolk type
Abundant quartz sand (fine-medium, 0.2-0.7mm, well-sorted, sub-rounded); moderate coarse quartz (up to 2mm); sparse-moderate mica; common charred organics, sparse coarse ferrous oxide. Often buff with grey surfaces, sometimes fully reduced or oxidised.
Examples from Reydon.
MCWMSE - Medieval Coarseware Micaceous SE Suffolk type
Very fine sandy pale grey or near-white, common fine sand (clear, 0.2-0.5mm), moderate medium sand (white), sparse coarse up to 1.2mm, abundant mica, sparse to moderate black burnt-out organics and coarse ferrous inclusions, rare flint.
Example sherd from Trimley.
MCWMSE - Medieval Coarseware Micaceous SE Suffolk type
Abundant quartz sand (fine-medium, 0.2-0.7mm, well-sorted, sub-rounded); moderate coarse quartz (up to 2mm); sparse-moderate mica; common charred organics; sparse coarse ferrous oxide. Often buff with grey surfaces, sometimes fully reduced or oxidised.
Example from Leiston.
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