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sherd

[ UK /ʃˈɜːd/ ]
NOUN
  1. a broken piece of a brittle artifact

How To Use sherd In A Sentence

  • We know from palynological evidence that farmers already inhabited the valley below the city around 4200 B.C., yet the oldest surface finds in the area were an Early Bronze Age ax and a pre-Hellenistic sherd in the fortress dominating the city. Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Conclusions: Urban Development
  • One sherd has a curvilinear motif, and punctates or short trailed lines bordering longer lines are relatively rare.
  • Burnt lamp grease and potsherds were discovered close to the entrance passage.
  • It was a ruin in the making, and my friends and I were camped out amid its potsherds and tumuli.
  • Small postholes containing iron nails, early medieval potsherds and a silver coin of Ethelred II dating to 1010 suggested that the terraces had been revetted by posts.
  • Other vessels and potsherds are decorated with animal figures that suggest a usage other than the merely pragmatic.
  • ARI 4 14: 55 BONNER, Sherdri, 1 yard run (COOPER, Hunkie pass complete) USATODAY.com
  • Small postholes containing iron nails, early medieval potsherds and a silver coin of Ethelred II dating to 1010 suggested that the terraces had been revetted by posts.
  • A few sherds of Anglo-Saxon pottery are associated with this final phase.
  • Two objects were deposited under the shoulder of the bottle: a piece of a long thin bone from some medium-sized bird, possibly a partridge, and a redware rim sherd from a small black-glazed bowl. An American Witch Bottle
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