Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (61 page)

A type of pottery made in the Vorgebirge Hills west of Cologne in the 8th and 9th centuries
ad
with a cream-coloured fabric. Globular pitchers are the best-known forms and appear to have been traded widely. In the 9th century red paint was also used for decoration.

 
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An obstacle, such as a low wall, bollard, or screen, usually positioned in the stokehole or flue of a kiln to prevent a rapid rush of cold air directly into the kiln chamber.

 
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A regional tradition occupying the central coast of Ecuador in the period
c.
500 bc to ad 500. Characterized by large stone-lined terraced platform mounds at ceremonial centres. At Manta (Ecuador), one such mound is said to have been 175m by 50m. Pottery styles include everted rim wares, perforated rim wares, and polypod vessels. Elaborate anthropomorphic figurines are known, some stylized and grotesque, others naturalistic. Ceramic models of houses are also found.

 
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Fortified enclosed courtyard or ward within a medieval castle. See
MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE
.

 
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Area under the jurisdiction of a bailiff in medieval times.

 
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A subdivision of the Archaic of southwestern parts of North America dating to
c.
4800–3200 bc.and characterized by increasing numbers of flake scrapers and choppers in lithic assemblages. This hints at greater reliance on plant food in the diet of Bajada communities. Bajada succeeds the Jay Phase and precedes the Cochise Phase.

 
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