noun
- Plural of potshard; broken pieces or fragments of pottery or ceramic vessels, especially those found in archaeological excavations.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Common in archaeology and historical contexts
Examples
- Archaeologists carefully collected potshards from the ancient settlement to date the site.
- The museum display featured potshards from various civilizations spanning thousands of years.
- Scattered potshards across the hillside indicated the location of a former village.
- By analyzing the potshards, researchers could identify the pottery styles used by the inhabitants.
- The dig site yielded hundreds of potshards that helped reconstruct daily life in the Bronze Age.
- Potshards are often the most abundant artifacts found at archaeological sites.