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2020

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SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: G. W. Rumsey

VESSEL NO.: 55

NON-PLASTICS: grog

VESSEL FORM: Jar with a short rim

RIM AND LIP FORM: Everted rim and a rounded lip

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

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: black (10YR 2/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: light yellowish-brown (10YR 6/4); fire clouding on the base; organic residue on the rim and body

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 7.6 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: none

HEIGHT (IN CM): 18.2

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 15.3

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 14.7

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.6

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 2.5 liters

DECORATION: The rim has horizontal brushing marks, while there are vertical brushing marks on the vessel body. This brushing extends to within 2.5 cm of the base.

TYPE: cf. Karnack Brushed-Incised

Karnack Brushed-Incised jar, Rumsey site, Vessel 55.

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Keywords

American Southwest, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology

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