pi^' No^' 2^5"/' JOHN H. KERR RESERVOIR BASIN — MILLER 



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pressure, and broad, even strokes. The direction of these strokes 

 varied from horizontal to slightly diagonal. 



This technique was applied to plain smoothed surfaces, as well as 

 to those previously treated with fabric-marking. In the latter case 

 it occurs not evenly but spotted. When used with fabric-marking, 

 the islands of combing obliterated the fabric-marking entirely and 

 only the combing shows. 



The wares mentioned above resemble the Deptford Series of 

 Georgia in paste, color, exterior surface treatments, thickness, and 

 liardness of vessel wall, and, like the Deptford series, occur as the 

 earliest of wares in the John H. Kerr Keservoir basin. 



Lips. — In a number of instances lips received the same impressions 

 as those applied to the exterior surfaces. Lip forms as a rule are 

 either simple, rounded, flattened and rounded, or slightly folded and 

 rounded. Notched rims are rare and usually occur on heavily corded 

 fabric-marked. 



Interior surfaces are either carefully smoothed, partially smoothed, 

 or combed. In a number of instances the fabric used to impress the 

 exterior was folded over and imprinted not only on the lip but within 

 the throat of the vessel as well. In plates 63 and 54 the exterior and 

 interior surfaces are shown illustrating this point. 



No appendages of any type are present on the exterior of vessels. 



Either the coiling or fillet technique of manufacture is indicated. 

 Eing obliteration, while not always complete, clearly shows up oc- 

 casionally on the exterior surfaces of various sherds (pi. 53). 



Vessel forms are either wide-mouthed ollas or deep bowls with 

 vertical sides. Both forms have conoidal bases. The ollas are deep, 

 with more or less elliptical shaped bodies, and terminate with 

 decided conoidal bases. 



Tables 8 and 9 indicate both the numerical and percental count of 

 the various wares recovered from the Hyco River site (44Ha7). 

 Table 8 indicates only the types and number of sherds found in the 

 main body of the site exclusive of those gathered from the surface 

 and the plowed zone. Table 9 gives the complete numerical and per- 

 cental count of all types recovered. 



Table 8. — Sherd count and percentages from the main digging, exclusive of 

 material from the surface and from the plow zone 



