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or finger-marked scallops, i had no rim decoration, and 2 were cord- 

 marked on the rim. In spite of special efforts to obtain this last 

 type in our own excavations, we were unsuccessful. The two cord- 

 marked rims found by Sterns have five horizontal markings along 

 the neck (each made with a single heavy twisted cord) and another 

 similar group of five running diagonally down from the bottom hori- 

 zontal line. What the complete design may have been or how far 

 over the body the diagonal lines extended is uncertain, because of the 

 small size of the sherds. 



We were extremely fortunate in finding almost one-half of a pot 

 intact in one of the hearths. This large fragment gave ample detail 

 for an accurate reconstruction. Owing to the thinness of the ware and 

 an accidental second breakage this was a difficult job, but it was suc- 

 cessfully accomplished by C. B. Schultz. The specimen (pi. 19, fig. i, 

 b) brings out the main characteristics of the Sterns Creek culture 

 pottery as suggested by the sherd collections. The characteristic deli- 

 cately scalloped rim has already been noted. The absence of any sharp 

 angle between neck and shoulder is also typical, as is the slight flare 

 to the rim and the complete absence of any handles or lugs. The bot- 

 tom tapers to a rounded point which, so far as our present evidence 

 goes, is likewise characteristic. It is a simple, rather graceful vessel, 

 quite unlike those from any other known culture in Nebraska. The re- 

 stored pot is 16 cm high, 14 cm in greatest diameter, 9 cm across 

 the mouth opening, and 5 mm in thickness near the rim. It is dark 

 gray in color, agreeing in this regard with the majority of the other 

 sherds. 



Another complete pot presented to the Nebraska Archeological 

 Survey by Dr. G. H. Gilmore evidently pertains to the Sterns Creek 

 culture. This pot was found in the gully of Sterns Creek at the place 

 marked A, figure 24, by a local farmer who gave it to Dr. Gilmore. It 

 had apparently been washed out of the bank. Besides being unique 

 among all hitherto known examples of Nebraska pottery, the speci- 

 men has many of the traits already mentioned as being characteristic 

 of the deep-strata culture. It is small, has a slightly flaring lip, a 

 gradual curve from shoulder to neck, and a rounded point at the 

 bottom. The lack of handles and lugs is likewise suggestive. It differs 

 from the usual run of deep-strata sherds in its rough barklike ex- 

 terior which appears to have been the result of applying a straw or 

 reed wrapped paddle. Its color is a buff or light brown. In the matter 

 of color, surface texture, and plain rim it falls in with the minority of 

 sherds recovered from the deep strata. The vessel is 6 mm thick at 

 the neck, and the body is even thicker. This factor undoubtedly fav- 

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