Medieval - Red oxidized ware (6.RO.BE.0004)

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Category
Red oxidized ware (Medieval)
Fabric name
Badorf-type ware
Chronology
Medieval > Early Medieval > Carolingian (8-9th century)
Dating method(-s)
morphological characteristics, radiocarbon dating
Potters' mark
No
Additional information
rim fragment with rouletting decoration, radiocarbon dates based on charcoal fragments from layers inside the kiln (7-8th century) are in contrast with the morphological aspects

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Site type
Pottery production
Location
Belgium; Antwerpen; Beerse
Site name
Beerse, Asterstraat
Excavation or Survey Team
Excavations: ArcheoService (M. Vroomans); post-excavation: Erfgoedhuis Eindhoven, Archeologische Vereniging Kempen- en Peelland in collaboration with Nico Arts (gemeente Eindhoven) and Stephan Delaruelle (Archeologische Dienst Antwerpse Kempen).
Additional contextual information
excavation permit code: 2014/379; site-code: BE-AS-14; kiln feature numbers (wp3/S86, S206)
Slip
No
Slip color
Glaze
No
Glaze type
Glaze color
Glaze additives
Additional information
Slip
No
Slip color
Glaze
No
Glaze type
Glaze color
Glaze additives
Additional information
Surface color
orange
Surface texture
Rough
Fracture color
orange-grey-orange
Inclusions (non-plastics/tempering)
quartz (> 1mm), some larger (>1mm) quartz (milky white), oval red inclusions (up to several mm's) (=iron oxides ? clay pellets ?), rare angular black inclusions, rare grog fragment ?
Matrix and voids
/
Diagnostic features
Additional information
BEERS-AST ST4
Sample type
Pottery
Inventory number
6.RO.BE.0004
Collection
Archaeological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Nico Arts (gemeente Eindhoven)
Host collection
Archeologische Dienst Antwerpse Kempen/Erfgoedhuis Eindhoven
Other samples available
No
Sample collection method
Archaeological Excavation

Arts et al. 2019

Full reference

Arts N., Deforce K. & Heirbaut E. 2019. A Carolingian settlement with two kilns of Badorf-type pottery at Beerse (Campine Region, Belgium). Unpublished article draft: 1-22.

 

Vroomans, 2014

Full reference

Vroomans J.-M. 2014. Beerse - Asterstraat. Evaluatierapport van het definitief archeologisch onderzoek. Archeologisch rapport ArcheoService.

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