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This body sherd and two rim sherds were recovered from a Keith phase Early Ceramic period archeological site in Pawnee County. Crushed limestone that includes crystals of calcite was added to the clay when the pot was made to give it greater strength. The rough surface is made by rolling a cord-wrapped dowel over the surface of the pots with the clay is drying. Brush marks, made during pottery manufacture, are visible on the interior of the body sherd.
Date: 1-1000 CE
Item Number: 472586
Call Number: 14PA303
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 472586
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ceramic
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Vessel
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Pratt
Places - Counties - Pratt
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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