Hi,
I am working on an assemblage of Chinese ceramics from a late 19th century
Chinese market garden site in Auckland, New Zealand.  Priscilla Wegars
suggested I put my query to her on HistArch.

Many of the Chinese brown glazed stoneware vessels are complete and
undamaged, with many more with only minor damage.  From one large feature
alone 31 complete (undamaged) liquor bottles, 27 spouted jars as well as
shouldered food jars.  More vessels have minor damage, catalogued as rim
chips etc.

I am trying to gauge the significance of the site in terms of the material
culture - although there doesn't seem to be much in the way of new vessel
forms, the number of complete vessels seems to be unusual.  Is this the case
or are there other assemblages out there that have had lots of complete
Chinese vessels?

I don't have access to many of the archaeological reports that have come out
of the U.S., and those reports I have read either don't state the
completeness of a vessel (in which case I assume vessel count has been based
on counting tops/bases etc.), or comment on the fragmented nature of the
material.

I would be interested to get people's feedback on this, either on or off list.  
Thanks,
Janice