Table 2 An overview of selected samples from each site, and their artefact types, contexts, colour distribution and compositional groups

Total sample number

38

102

6

146

 SEM–EDS analysis

8

15

4

27

Context distribution

 Non-burial

22

7

6

35

 Burial

16

95

0

111

Artefact type, colour and compositional group

m-Na-Al 1

 Bead

Red

3

7

0

10

Orange

0

3

0

3

Yellow

3

3

0

6

Green

5

11

0

16

Blue

15

43

5

63

 Bangle/earrings

Blue

0

2

0

2

 SUM (m-Na-Al 1)

26

69

5

100

m-Na-Al low Al low Ca

 Beads

Yellow

1

0

0

1

Green

1

5

0

6

Dark blue

0

1

0

1

Black

1

0

0

1

 SUM (m-Na-Al low Al low Ca)

3

6

0

9

v-Na-Ca major

 Bead

Light green

0

1

0

1

Blue

0

8

1

9

Dark blue

0

4

0

4

 Bangle/earrings

Green

1

0

0

1

Blue

2

0

0

2

Dark blue

1

0

0

1

 SUM (v-Na-Ca)

4

14

1

19

v-Na-Ca high Cr

 Bead

Green

1

0

0

1

Light Green

0

7

0

7

 Bangle/earrings

Green

1

0

0

1

Dark blue

1

0

0

1

 Distorted-shaped

Blue

1

0

0

1

 SUM (v-Na-Ca high Cr)

4

7

0

11

v-Na-Ca high Li

 Bead

Blue

0

6

0

6

 SUM (v-Na-Ca high Li)

0

6

0

6

Potash

 Unknown artefact

Green

1

0

0

1

 SUM (potash)

1

0

0

1

HIMT (Roman)

 Bead

Green

0

1

0

1

 SUM (HIMT)

0

1

0

1