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Creation Date
2019
Description
SITE NO.: 41MR12
FEATURE: Burial II
VESSEL NO.: 41MR12-80
NON-PLASTICS: grog, bone, and hematite
VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl with a direct rim and a rounded lip
CORE COLOR: H (fired in a reducing environment and cooled in the open air)
WALL THICKNESS: 6.4 mm
INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed only on the lower body
EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished
HEIGHT: 13.2 cm
ORIFICE DIAMETER: 24.4 cm
DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK: 24.0 cm
BASE DIAMETER: 8.0 cm
ESTIMATED VOLUME: 2.9 liters
DECORATION: The pendant triangle motif is repeated four times around the circumference of the vessel. The central element in the motif is an engraved circle or button with an excised diamond-shaped area at the central part of the circle or button.
TYPE: Ripley Engraved
Ripley Engraved carinated bowl (MR12-80) from Burial II at the Ben McKinney site.
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Recommended Citation
Perttula, Timothy K. and Selden, Robert Z. Jr., "41MR12, Burial II, 80" (2019). Index of Texas Archaeology: Ripley Engraved. 305.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/ita-ripleyengraved/305
Keywords
American Southeast, Caddo, Ceramic, Pottery, Archaeology, Anthropology
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