单词 sherd 释义 BETA

Examples ofsherd

Dictionary> Examples ofsherdsherdisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help!Add a definitionJudging from the great number of residue sherds, one can assume that this ware formed part of the everyday serving and eating utensils.From theCambridge English CorpusFor most time periods, the rate of usage at small sites was much lower (.090-.122 pieces persherd), and there is much less variability through time.From theCambridge English CorpusThese sites did not have thesherddensities of similar sites in the neighboring valleys.From theCambridge English CorpusThe edges of these sherds had been smoothed and holes pierced through the centres.From theCambridge English CorpusThe discovery of thissherdhints that occupation of the site could have continued until much later than is usually assumed.From theCambridge English CorpusOther fragmented vessels sherds suggest the possibility of small dishes and other jars and bowls.From theCambridge English CorpusThe location of these sherds suggests that they and other ceramic vessel fragments recovered with them were intentionally broken and scattered prior to deposition.From theCambridge English CorpusWhole vessels interred in ritual contexts, as well as sherds from middens,sherd-lined pits, and house floors, are suggestive of larger changes within society.From theCambridge English CorpusNotably, all three contexts are from floor or building fill, and the presence of earlier sherds amidst construction rubble is to be expected.From theCambridge English CorpusInterestingly, all are similar chemically and stylistically even though these sherds represent distinct typological units.From theCambridge English CorpusThis analysis, ideally, requires a detailed examination of eachsherdand its specific motif configuration.From theCambridge English CorpusOne chalcedony flake, 20 shell fragments, and 329 sherds were recovered.From theCambridge English CorpusThe compounds are littered with considerable quantities of marine shell, ash, sherds of cooking pots and other organics.From theCambridge English CorpusThe cremated remains were placed in large ollas, covered with a roundedsherd, and returned to be deposited within the interior of the tomb chamber.From theCambridge English CorpusThe holes in these perforated sherds are sometimes not fully centered, and the disks are often only roughly circular.From theCambridge English CorpusWhen sherds were glued together to form complete or par tial vessel, they were counted as a singlesherdin thesherdcounts.From theCambridge English CorpusOnly a few bone fragments (some of them burnt), some heavily eroded sherds, and a small number of ornaments were recovered.From theCambridge English CorpusBoth sites showed burning and heavy weathering in thesherdconcentrations, and no in situ breakage of vessels was evident.From theCambridge English Corpus

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