陶寺陶板边缘均整齐平直,没有瓦沟疏导雨水,不可能作为板瓦使用;陶板的厚度多在1~2厘米之间,厚度不能满足地板砖承重的需要,不能作为地板砖使用。陶板所在出土单位出土了烟囱、陶水管、灶块等厨房建材,因此陶板可能是厨房用砖。
The edge of ceramic plate unearthed in Tao Temple is straight and tidy, there is no tile ditch to divert rainwater and it cannot be used as slate. The thickness of the ceramic plate is usually 1-2 cm, this thickness can not meet the needs for loadhearing floor tiles and it cannot he used as floor tile. The objects unearthed include chimney, ceramic pipes, kitchen stove pieces and other kitchen building materials and therefore, the ceramic plate is may be the kitchen tiles.