grey sherd

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Find coordinates (within 5 meters): 38.418034, -6.445973

Description: This pot sherd is unique among those we’ve discovered on the mountain. It’s grey and wheel-thrown, as evidenced on the long lines on the back side. As we haven’t the resources to properly date this piece, I can only conjecture that it is Moorish (from the middle ages) or Roman, as settlements from these vintages are known to have existed on the mountain and I’m assuming older sherds remain buried in the sediment. Of course, I could be wrong. Any help would be appreciated!

This sherd was found just below (SW of) the NW corner of Hisn al-Sajra, the ruined fortress on top of the mountain.