Table 3.
Macroscopic descriptions of the studied samples
| CA laboratory code (sample ID) | Context | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose-made | ||
| CA200170 (GZ2) | Eastern Ridge Ruins (120–130 cm) | Crucible with slag with gold prills on the inside; some vitrification on the outside |
| CA200171 (GZ4) |
Upper Ridge Test Pit B4 (40 cm) |
Crucible with slag on the mouth and a small prill visible to the naked eye on the inside, with a drip line on the outside |
| CA200172 (GZ10) | Upper Ridge Test Pit 3 | Crucible with friable clay, rock inclusions, and slag on the mouth, inside and outside |
| CA200173 (GZ12) | Upper Ridge Test Pit 3 (level 4) | Crucible with slag on the mouth, inside and outside |
| Furnace wall | ||
| CA200178 (GZ7) | Eastern Ridge Ruins | Vitrified furnace wall with frequent coarse quartz inclusions |
| Domestic repurposed | ||
| CA200174 (GZ1) | Eastern Ridge Ruins (160 cm) | Pottery with vitrification and a layer of slag with gold prills on the inside; also vitrified in broken cross-section |
| CA200175 (GZ6) | Eastern Ridge Ruins | Pottery, ceramic bloated on the inside, with attached gold prills |
| CA200176 (GZ8) | Eastern Ridge Ruins, level 15 | Pottery with thick black glassy slag with gold prills on the inside; also vitrified in broken cross-section |
| CA200177 (GZ11) | Eastern Ridge Ruins Midden 1 (level 13) | Pottery with thick black glassy slag with gold prills on the inside |
| CA200179 (GZ9) | Eastern Ridge Ruins 80–90 cm | Pottery with slag with gold prills on the inside |
| Domestic pottery | ||
| CA200180 (GZ3) |
Eastern Ridge Ruins (120–130 cm) |
Pottery, polished on the outside, with visible rock inclusions on the surface |
| CA200181 (GZ5) | Fireguard Midden | Pottery, polished on the outside |
| CA200182 (GZ13) | Eastern Ridge Ruins | Pottery, fired to oxidation, burnished on the outside |