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Stoneware : Fragments of a hand-thrown jug, narrow base ring, expanding 



body, probably with handle. Plate 29, g. 

 Glass : A single basal fragment of a modern milk bottle. 

 Metal : Fragment of firebox from an iron stove, probably of the "potbellied" 



type. 

 Depth : 0.0-1.0 foot below surface datum, squares, A6, Fl, F3, F7, F8, F9, 



and FIG. 



The "feather-edge" pattern, characteristic of the Whiteware speci- 

 mens, has a long continuity of use. It extends, in derived form, 

 well into the contemporary period. The utilization of an underglaze 

 process, as distinct from later transfer methods, suggests an early 

 19th century date. The stoneware jug most probably falls within 

 the same period. Both wares at 13JH205 have been subject to a 

 high oxidizing heat, possibly in the hearth described above. It is 

 also possible that the ultimate shattering of the jug is attributable 

 to the same cause. Marked variation in the surface condition of the 

 sherds suggests exposure to heat, hence the suggestion of damage 

 in use. If this assumption is valid, then the hearth and associated 

 aboriginal artifacts indicate an occupation coeval with the European 

 settlement of the region. The fragments of glass and iron are most 

 logically explained as recent intrusions. 



ANALYSIS 



The material return from Site 13JH205 (fig. 24) is exceedingly 

 limited in quantity and not particularly meaningful in variety. The 

 following systematization is offered in all cognizance of the inherent 

 limitations of the data. 



Surface : Small triangular projectile point, probably Oneota pottery ( ?) , con- 

 tact goods. 



Subsurface: Stratum B (humus and silt zone) — heavy blades (probably 

 digging tools) triangular and corner-notched points, chipping 

 debris, irregular scraping and cutting tools, contact goods. 

 Stratum A — (yellow-brown clay zone) — heavy blades (probably 

 digging tools), three-quarter grooved ax. 



The upper levels of the midden have obviously been subject to 

 flood disruption and redeposition. Nonetheless, on a typological 

 basis, the suggested sequence appears to be valid; a thin Woodland 

 occupation succeeded by an equally scanty Oneota residence. The 

 latter is coeval with or followed by historical contact. The china 

 suggests a date commensurate with the first white settlement of the 

 area. This pattern suggests the Oneota- Woodland relationships 

 noted elsewhere in Iowa (Mott, 1938, pp. 290-291). 



SITE 13JH206 



Evidences of occupation occur along the crest of a low knoll 75 

 yards east of the Iowa Eiver and approximately 100 feet above mean 



