potsherd

noun

pot·sherd | \ ˈpät-ˌshərd

Definition of potsherd

: a pottery fragment usually unearthed as an archaeological relic

Recent Examples on the Web

This summer, however, during the second year of excavating, a team from Israel’s Kinneret College discovered remnants of a Roman-era bathhouse, potsherds and coins from the first to third centuries. — Michele Chabin, USA TODAY, "Is this unearthed fishing village the birthplace of three of Jesus’ apostles?," 8 Aug. 2017 The names of candidates for exile were scratched onto small potsherds and tallied, with a minimum of 6,000 votes required to banish someone. — Nick Romeo, National Geographic, "What Modern Democracies Didn’t Copy From Ancient Greece," 4 Nov. 2016

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