Table 2 Subgroups of the 25 Youziling-period and Shijiahe-period coarse-paste pottery by their mineral inclusions
Period | Mineral composition | Sherd IDs | Color | Vessel form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Youziling (YZL) | Subgroup I | |||
Mafic igneous rocks | YZL-27 | Black | Gang-urn | |
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, mafic rocks and sedimentary rocks | YZL-22 | Gray-black | Gang-urn | |
YZL-23 | Black | Pen-basin | ||
YZL-24 | Black | Pen-basin | ||
YZL-25 | Yellow | Guan-jar | ||
YZL-30 | Gray-black | Guan-jar | ||
Subgroup II | ||||
Felsic mineral and rocks | YZL-19 | Gray-black | Kecao pen-grooved basin | |
YZL-20 | Gray-black | Ding-tripod | ||
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, and sedimentary rocks | YZL-17 | Yellow | Ding-tripod | |
YZL-18 | Gray | Guan-jar | ||
YZL-28 | Yellow | Ding-tripod | ||
Felsic mineral, mica, felsic rocks, and sedimentary rocks | YZL-16 | Red | Gang-urn | |
YZL-29 | Red | Gang-urn | ||
Shijiahe (SJH) | Subgroup I | |||
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, mafic rocks and sedimentary rocks | SJH-07 | Red | Ding-tripod | |
SJH-48 | Gray | Gang-urn | ||
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, mafic rocks, sedimentary rocks, and chalcedony | SJH-10 | Yellow | Ding-tripod | |
Subgroup II | ||||
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, and sedimentary rocks | SJH-34 | Red | Guan-jar | |
SJH-36 | Black | Guan-jar | ||
SJH-39 | Black | Weng-jar | ||
SJH-44 | Red | Gang-urn | ||
SJH-47 | Red | Gang-urn | ||
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, sedimentary rocks, and chalcedony | SJH-45 | Red | Gang-urn | |
Felsic mineral, mica, felsic rocks, and sedimentary rocks | SJH-09 | Red | Ding-tripod | |
Felsic mineral, mica, felsic rocks, sedimentary rocks | SJH-50 | Red | Gang-urn | |
Felsic mineral, felsic rocks, and sedimentary rocks | SJH-31 | Red | Guan-jar | |