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— WHEAT 185
Ten sherds, selectedat random and matched with thestandard colors of Maerz and Paul,^ show the following variations: 4A11, 5A11, 5E12, 6H11, 12C2, 14E6, 15A4, 15C8, 16A2, and 16A3. While this by no means exhausts the range of nuance of color, it shows the general variation. All the variations in color apparently are the result of uneven firing.A
few sherds show remnants of a dark red wash or film appliedonboth interior andexterior.Surfacefinish.
Usually smooth on both interior and exterior, with some variation of wall thickness resulting from uneven scraping and in some cases, perhaps, by finishing in the paddle-and-anvil technique. Marks produced by a denticulated instrument are occasionally visible on one or both sur- faces. Exteriors sometimes have the surface scraped diagonally tothe vertical axis of the vessel; and the interiors of a few sherds show vertical polishing marks on a dense black surface. Floating of fine particles of thepaste to the surface was commonly used to produce a smooth finish. Such surfaces erode easily. Crackling of the surface occurs occasionally.
Form.
Wall Thickness: Range is 2 mm. to 10 mm. (0.08 to 0.39 inch); average, 6mm. (0.23 inch).
Rim: Usually vertical, a few slightly outcurving. Thickness of the wall isordinarilydecreased towardthelip,usuallyfrom thevessel's interior, but occasionallyfrom both interior and exterior (fig. 19).
Lip: Normally allowed to come to a relatively sharp edge (fig. 19, o-e), but sometimes flattened (fig. 19, m-t) or rounded (fig. 19, f-l). Lip notching is common, usually on the interior edge, but occasionally on the outer edge, and sometimes across the lip.
Rim
sherds from two vessels show notches formed by pinching with opposed thumb and fingernails creating a deeply scalloped effect. The lip of one rim sherdhas been enlarged toform a lug (fig. 19, v, w).Body: No whole vessels were found, but two shapeshave been determined from partly reconstructed pieces. One of these is a deep bowl with full round sides incurving slightly at the rim (pi. 31, d; fig. 20, d).
The second form is a small jarwith slightly outcurving rim and sides thatcurvegentlytoafullroundbottom (fig.20,a).
Size: Forty-four rim sherds (including five partially restored vessels) have a range of diameters from 6 cm. (2.37 inches) to 44 cm. (17.50 inches). Twenty-four of these fall in the 20 to 30 cm. (7.81 to 11.80 inches) range, the remainder being distributed about equally. Depth
may
be defined only in the five partially restored vessels and varies from circa 15 to 25 cm. (5.90 to 9.68 inches).Bases: Perhapsthemostcommonbaseformisround;but pointedorconoidal formsare offrequent occurence (Fig.21). Bases areusually thickened at the centerandfrequentlyformadistinctnode.
Two
basesareround and flat, the transition from base to wall marked by a distinct angle, and another apparentlyflattenedsquarish in outline.*Maerz and Paul, 1930. The notation system, refers to plate number, file, and rank, in theorder given.
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Pottery: Rim and lip profiles, a-e. Sharp edge. /-/, Roundededge, m-t,Flattened edge. «,Sharpoutcurve. v,w,Lug. Interiors toleft.
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— WHEAT 189
Distribution.
Insufficient data areat hand to definethecompletedistribution ofthe type, but its present known range is a zone some 30 miles wide along the northern peripheryofGalvestonBayand anunknowndistancenortheast andnorthwest.
GOOSE
CREEK
INCISED Paste.Pastefeaturesas described above for Goose Creek Plain.
Surfacefinish.
Asdescribed above.
Decoration.
Thezoneofdecorationisconfined totherim section inall specimensrecov- ered. Design elements are simple andare produced byincising thewet clay with a sharp implement.
A
few sherds combine incision withpunctation, and sherdsfroma single vessel showpunctation used alone as the decorative technique.
The most common form of design is single, dual, or, infrequently, multiple lines aroundthecircmnference of the vessel just below and parallel to thelip (pi.32,a-g). Thesevaryfromfine,evenlyincisedlinestocrude onesdrawnwitha roughtool.
A
variation ofthis styleisthe inclusion of a wavy or zig-zag line between parallel framing lines (pi. 32, h).These latter elements are sometimes pendantfrom a straight top line
and occasionally appear singly or paired, independently of straight framing lines (pi. 32, i-m). The character of execution of these lines varies considerably.
Triangles, pendant from a straight line or alternating between double parallellines, are frequently hatched andsometimes cross-hatched (pi.
33, flh-c). Double concentric triangles occur infrequently (pi. 33, d, e).
Ladderlike elements and parallel rows of punctation sometimes form triangles or other geometric figures (pi. 33, g-i). The ladderlike ele-
mentsareformedbyparallelincisedlineswhichareconnected byshort, equidistanttransverse lines atmoreor less regular intervals. Puncta- tions are usually quite small, about 1 mm. (0.039 inch) wide and 1.5
mm. (0.059 inch) long,andaremadewith a small pointedtool.
On
one rimsherd, parallelpairedrowsofthreepunctuationseach,madewith a smallhollow instrument (perhapsacanesection) pressedinto theclay at an angle so as toproducea crescentic punctation, are pendant from thelowermostofthree parallel incised straightlines (pi.33, ;).Form.
Rim: As described above.
Lip:Asdescribed above.
Body:
Two
shapeshave beendistinguished forGooseCreek Incisedfromthe partial restoration of three vessels. One form is represented by two deep,narrowjarswith nearlyverticalsides (pi.31,a,h;fig.20, c). The jar is slightly constricted below the rim, but the basic shape is semi- cylindrical. Thebottom convergesgentlytoaroundedor conoidal base.The second form is a wide-mouthjar which expands slightlyfrom the mouth toan elongate, globular body and a full round base (pi. 31, c;
fig.20,d).