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Table 1 Archaeological description of the ceramic samples analyzed in this study

From: Archaeometric characterization of Byzantine pottery from Păcuiul lui Soare

Sample ID

Type of clay (archaeological criteria)

Vessel

External surface decoration

OM type

PCA group

P1

Common clay

Jug

Olive-green glaze

III

II

P2

Common clay

Jug

Olive-green glaze

III

II

P3

Common clay

Jug

Olive-green glaze

III

II

P4

Common clay

Jug

Olive-green glaze

III

II

P5

Common clay

Jug

Olive-green glaze

II

II

P6

Common clay

Cup

Olive-green glaze

III

II

P7

Common clay

Jug

Olive-green glaze

III

II

P8

Common clay

Jug

Golden micaceous engobe

II

II

P9

Common clay

Jug

Golden micaceous engobe

II

II

P10

Common clay

Jug

Golden micaceous engobe

II

II

P11

Common clay

Jug

Golden micaceous engobe

II

II

P12

Common clay

Spheroidal amphora

Bright yellow engobe

II

II

P13

Common clay

Spheroidal amphora

Yellow cream engobe

II

II

P14

Common clay

Spheroidal amphora

 

II

I

P15

Kaolinitic clay

Bowl

Red paint lines

I

I

P16

Kaolinitic clay

Bowl

 

I

I

P17

Kaolinitic clay

Bowl

 

I

I

P18

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P19

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P20

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P21

Kaolinitic clay

Bowl

 

I

I

P22

Kaolinitic clay

Cauldron

 

I

I

P23

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P24

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P25

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P26

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P27

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P28

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P29

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P30

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

I

P31

Common clay

Jug

 

II

II

P32

Common clay

Cauldron

 

II

II

P33

Common clay

Cauldron

 

IV

II

P34

Common clay

Rush-light

 

IV

II

P35

Common clay

Pot?

 

IV

II

P36

Common clay

Pot?

 

III

II

P37

Common clay

Pot

 

IV

II

P38

Common clay

Pot

 

IV

I

P39

Common clay

Pot

 

III

II

P40

Common clay

Pot

 

IV

II

P41

Common clay

Pot

 

II

II

P42

Kaolinitic clay

Pot

 

I

II

P43

Common clay

Pot?

 

II

II

P44

Common clay

Storage vessel

 

II

II

P45

Common clay

Storage vessel

 

II

II

  1. The paste types resulting from OM, as well as the compositional categories resulting from PCA of the PIXE data are also in indicated in the last two columns