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These pottery sections were excavated in 1966 at the Lewis site in Pawnee County by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The sherds were reconstructed and may come from the same vessel. The pottery has sand and bone temper, scalloped lips, out-flaring rims, and a cord marked surface treatment. The Lewis site has Pratt Complex (Middle Ceramic period), Smoky Hill aspect (Middle Ceramic period), and Great Bend aspect (Late Ceramic period) occupations. This pottery dates to the Middle Ceramic period.
Date: 1300-1500 CE
Item Number: 473228
Call Number: 14PA307
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 473228
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
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Smoky Hill
Places - Counties - Pratt
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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