Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (223 page)

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Eastern Woodland Cultures
[CP].
Eastern Zhou
[CP].
See
ZHOU
.
Eastgate points
[Ar].
Type of projectile head developed
c.
ad 500 as an arrowhead during the late Archaic Stage in the Great Basin and western interior of North America.
East Midland burnished ware
[Ar].
Type of Roman pottery dating to the 3rd and 4th centuries
ad
and found mainly in the northeast midlands of England. The pots produced were grey-brown in colour and were dominated by bowls and jars.
Eayam Phase
(Charles Phase)
[CP].
Cultural grouping of the Archaic Stage on the northwest coast of North America between 2500 and 1200 bc. Characterized by chipped stone points with tangs or stems, and chipped and partly ground slate points and knives. Terrestrial and marine resources were being exploited by these communities.
Ebbsfleet ware
[Ar].
ecclesia
[Ge].
The assembly of the whole male citizen body which gave its decisive vote on policies put before it by the Boule or Council at Athens and elsewhere. Later the term came to mean the Christian church.

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