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DAACS Cataloging Manual: Ceramics DAACS Cataloging Manual: Ceramics by Jennifer Aultman, Nick Bon-Harper, Leslie Cooper, Jillian Galle, Kate Grillo, and Karen Smith OCTOBER 2003 LAST UPDATED MAY 2014 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 6 1. CERAMIC ARTIFACT ENTRY ...................................................................................... 7 1.1 COUNT ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 WARE .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 MATERIAL ..................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE .......................................................................................... 9 1.5 VESSEL CATEGORY ........................................................................................................ 10 1.6 FORM ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.6.1 Teaware ............................................................................................................ 10 1.6.2 Tableware ......................................................................................................... 11 1.6.3 Utilitarian .......................................................................................................... 11 1.6.4 Other Forms ...................................................................................................... 12 1.6.5 Gastroliths......................................................................................................... 12 1.6.5 Gaming pieces .................................................................................................. 12 1.7 COMPLETENESS ............................................................................................................ 13 1.8 DECORATION? ............................................................................................................. 13 1.9 MENDED? ................................................................................................................... 13 1.10 MENDS TO ARTIFACT ................................................................................................... 13 1.11 MENDED FORM ......................................................................................................... 13 1.12 EXTERIOR SURFACE ..................................................................................................... 13 1.13 EXTERIOR COLOR ........................................................................................................ 13 1.14 EXTERIOR GLAZE OPACITY ............................................................................................ 14 1.15 INTERIOR SURFACE ...................................................................................................... 14 1.16 INTERIOR COLOR ........................................................................................................ 15 1.17 INTERIOR GLAZE OPACITY ............................................................................................. 15 1.18 CERAMIC TABLE SPECIAL CASE: DETACHED AND MISSING GLAZE ............................................ 15 1.18.1 Detached Glaze ............................................................................................... 15 1.18.2 Missing Glaze .................................................................................................. 15 2. MEASUREMENTS ................................................................................................... 16 2.1 SHERD THICKNESS ......................................................................................................... 16 2.2 MAXIMUM SHERD MEASUREMENT .................................................................................. 16 2.3 SHERD WEIGHT ............................................................................................................ 16 2.4 MENDED SHERD WEIGHT ............................................................................................... 16 2.5 RIM LENGTH ................................................................................................................ 16 2 2.6 RIM DIAMETER............................................................................................................. 16 2.7 MENDED RIM DIAMETER ............................................................................................... 17 2.8 BASE LENGTH ............................................................................................................... 17 2.9 BASE DIAMETER ........................................................................................................... 17 2.10 MENDED BASE DIAMETER ............................................................................................ 17 3. DECORATION ........................................................................................................ 17 3.1GENERAL ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.1Genre ................................................................................................................. 17 3.1.2 Pattern Name ................................................................................................. 18 3.1.3 Pattern Notes .................................................................................................... 18 3.2 DECORATIVE ATTRIBUTES ............................................................................................... 18 3.2.1 Interior/exterior ................................................................................................ 19 3.2.2 Location .......................................................................................................... 19 3.2.3 Decorative Technique ..................................................................................... 19 3.2.4 Decoration Color ............................................................................................. 19 3.2.5 Stylistic Element .............................................................................................. 20 3.2.6 Motif ................................................................................................................. 21 3.2.7 Recording Transfer Printed Decoration ........................................................... 24 4. WEAR/CONDITION ................................................................................................ 24 4.1 EVIDENCE OF BURNING ................................................................................................. 24 4.2 POST-MANUFACTURING MODIFICATION .......................................................................... 24 4.3 WEAR LOCATION ......................................................................................................... 25 4.4 CERAMIC COMPLETENESS .............................................................................................. 25 4.5 WEAR PATTERN ........................................................................................................... 25 5. BASE MARK .......................................................................................................... 26 5.1 BASE MARK ................................................................................................................ 26 5.2 BASE MARK COLOR ...................................................................................................... 26 5.3 BASE MARK REFERENCE ................................................................................................ 26 6. COARSE EARTHENWARE ....................................................................................... 26 6.1 PASTE COLOR .............................................................................................................. 26 6.2 OXIDIZED VS. REDUCED FABRIC ....................................................................................... 27 7. “LOCALLY-MADE” COARSE EARTHENWARE ............................................................ 27 7.1 LOCALLY-MADE COARSE EARTHENWARE BATCHING PROTOCOLS ............................................ 28 3 7.2 NON-BATCHED LOCALLY-MADE COARSE EARTHENWARE PROTOCOLS ...................................... 29 7.2.1 Non-batched Sherds, Record the Following: .................................................... 29 7.2.2 Earthenware type ............................................................................................ 30 7.2.3 Decoration Mode ............................................................................................. 30 7.2.4 Rim Form .......................................................................................................... 30 7.2.5 Rim Angle ......................................................................................................... 31 7.2.6 Maximum Rim Width ....................................................................................... 31 7.2.7 Sherd Thickness ................................................................................................ 31 7.2.8 Total Paste Inclusion Density ........................................................................... 32 7.2.9 Coarse earthenware Inclusions .......................................................................
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