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knots  are  more  evenly  placed.  The  net,  restored,  and  drawn  natural 
size,  is  shown  in  c,  figure  4. 
Specimen  d.  Coiled  ware,  porous  but  very  hard.  There  are  numer- 
ous small  cavities  caused  by  the  leaching  away  of  the  tempering 
material,  probably  crushed  shells.  The  impression  on  the  surface  was 
formed  by  a  net  in  which  apparently  an  extra  series  of  small  cords 
had  been  knotted  across  the  original  meshes,  thus  dividing  each  of 
the  latter  into  two  triangular  sections.  This  unusual  feature  is  more 
clearly  shown  in  the  drawing  of  the  restored  material,  reproduced 
natural  size  in  d,  figure  4. 
Specimen  e.  A  hard,  compact  ware,  very  dark  in  color,  with  no 
indications  of  a  tempering  material.  The  impression  on  the  outer 
surface  was  made  by  a  closely  woven  fabric.  The  warp  elements  were 
very  slight  when  compared  with  the  thickness  of  the  woof.  The  latter 
had  probably  been  made  of  the  hair  or  wool  of  some  animal — possibly 
the  bison.   Drawn  and  reproduced  natural  size  in  e,  figure  4. 
Specimen  /.  Coiled  ware,  compact,  with  no  trace  of  tempering. 
This  dififers  from  the  preceding  specimen  in  that  the  warp  elements 
are  very  coarse,  appearing  to  be  twisted  cords,  possibly  a  vegetal  sub- 
stance. The  woof  is  composed  of  many  small  strands.  This  is 
restored  and  drawn  exact  size  in  /,  figure  4. 
Plate  /. — Specimen  a.  The  ware  is  very  hard  and  has  weathered  to 
a  light  brown  color.  It  is  extremely  porous,  containing  many  cavities 
caused  by  the  leaching  away  of  the  tempering  material,  probably 
crushed  shells.  The  deep,  sharply  defined  lines  on  the  surface  were 
formed  by  impressing  some  hard,  rigid  object  in  the  clay  while  the 
latter  was  still  in  a  plastic  state.  This  is  the  only  example  of  this 
form  of  decoration  encountered  on  the  site. 
Specimen  &  is  a  small  knob  which  appears  to  have  projected  from 
the  side  of  a  vessel.  The  ware  is  hard,  of  a  reddish  color,  and  contains 
a  small  amount  of  crushed  quartz  as  tempering.  The  surface  bears 
the  impression  of  twisted  cords,  evidently  a  piece  of  cloth  or  net 
which  had  been  pressed  against  the  mass  of  clay.  Nothing  similar 
is  known  to  have  been  found  on  the  site. 
Specimens  c,  d,  and  e  are  three  fragments,  each  showing  the  edge 
or  beginning  of  the  bottom  of  the  vessel,  with  a  small  part  of  the 
wall  attached.  All  are  of  a  reddish  brown  color  and  contain  a  temper- 
ing of  coarse  sand.  The  two  pieces  c  and  d  may  be  parts  of  the  same 
vessel.  On  the  surfaces  are  the  impressions  of  cords  and  nets,  the 
latter  being  clearly  shown  in  the  photograph  of  c. 
Specimen  /.  An  example  of  the  curious  disks,  of  unknown  use, 
made  of  bits  of  pottery  vessels  and  found  widely  distributed,  although 
