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Specimens c are fragments of a very heavy coiled vessel with coarse 

 quartz tempering and bearing the impression of rather fine twisted 

 cords. 



Specimen d is a small fragment bearing the impression of what is 

 believed to have been a rigid basket. Crushed rock, including a small 

 amount of quartz, w'as added as tempering material. It is very hard, 

 is reddish brown in color, and has an average thickness of f inch. 



Specimen ^ is a small sherd bearing the impression of a very coarse 

 textile formed of twisted cords, evidently an example of wrapped 

 weaving. 



No fragments with incised decorations were found on the site. 



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Fig. g. — Fragments of pottery revealing the u.se of coils in the construction of the 

 vessels. Natural size. U.S.N.^NI. no. 373793- 



A large number of sherds from this interesting locality reveal clearly 

 the method of using coils of clay in building up the walls of a vessel. 

 Fragments have separated at the line of contact of two bands, thus 

 showing not only the size of the coils so employed, but also the manner 

 in which they had been placed in succession, horizontally, one upon 

 another, after which they were worked together in the endeavor to 

 make the mass compact and uniform. In many instances, however, as 

 shown by these fragments, the two bands of clay did not become closely 

 united although the newly applied coil had been rubbed down over 



