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2018

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SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Johns

VESSEL NO.: Burial 24, Pot 6

NON-PLASTICS: grog and bone

VESSEL FORM: Bottle with a flaring neck

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and a rounded lip

CORE COLOR: F (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown (7.5YR 5/3)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: brown (7.5YR 4/3); fire clouding on the body and base

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 5.5 mm, neck

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed on the upper neck

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

HEIGHT (IN CM): 21.6

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 4.8

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 6.9; 15.2 cm is maximum body diameter

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 8.0

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 0.69 liters

DECORATION: The vessel body has two sets of concentric engraved arcs, with the lower set fitting under the upper arches (Suhm and Jelks 1962:5). These sets of concentric engraved arcs are repeated four times around the body. A red clay pigment has also been rubbed in the engraved lines.

TYPE: Bailey Engraved

Bailey Engraved bottle, Burial 24, Pot 6.

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Keywords

American Southeast, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology

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