pip. >fo!' 2^5T JO^E32i ^- KERR RESERVOIR BASIN — MILLER 261 



The studies revealed that both the fabric-marked and cord- wrapped 

 paddled wares were well developed and established when this site was 

 fii-st settled. The early inhabitants knew the principles of impressing 

 textiles and combing the exteriors of their vessels. 



A further breakdown, according to levels, showed that our deepest 

 gave only those types associated with the Hyco Series. Midway in 

 the deposit a new ware — coarser, sandier, thicker, and not as well 

 made — appeared which resembled the early Clarksville Series as estab- 

 lished at the Clarksville site, 44Mcl4. This intrusive ware rapidly 

 gained in prominance and soon the Hyco types disappeared altogether 

 just before the site was abandoned. 



Hyco Fabric-Marked, Hyco Cord- Wrapped Paddled, Hyco Plain, 

 and Hyco Textile-Impressed were all well known to the first settlers 

 of this site, and Hyco Fabric-Marked was then the dominant ware, to 

 be followed by Hyco Textile-Impressed, Hyco Cord-Wrapped Pad- 

 dled, and Hyco Plain, in the order of their popularity. 



Shortly thereafter a combed ware, with a Clarksville type paste, 

 was introduced, but this never became very popular and was only 

 manufactured in sufficient quantity to indicate that various potters 

 were cognizant of this technique. 



Not long after the combed ware was introduced, a change was being 

 felt by Hyco Textile-Impressed, as there was starting to be a change 

 in both type of paste and firing methods — methods that were in keep- 

 ing with the incipient combed ware and in accordance with the typical 

 Clarksville affinities. Both Hyco Cord- Wrapped Paddled and Hyco 

 Plain conformed to this changeover and were later adopted by Hyco 

 Fabric-Marked. With this altering of paste characteristics and 

 methods of firing the Clarksville Series was established in the site. 



From this we infer that there must have been a peaceful infiltra- 

 tion by a group of aliens who amalgamated with the Hyco group and 

 assimilated them sufficiently to bring about the crucial changeover in 

 the basic methods of pottery-making, but their influence was not strong 

 enough to completely divorce stylistic treatments of exteriors. 



From the various illustrations of pottery (pis. 92, 93, 94), it will be 

 noted that the initial Hyco Series characteristics still hold true and 

 that rim treatments show no variation but all conform to the norm al- 

 ready established. The adoption of the psuedorim strip noted in the 

 Clarksville Series was first noticed after the conversion was completed. 



The coiling technique was employed to form the vessels and juncture 

 was not always obliterated, as shown in plate 92, g' . 



One sherd of much interest is shown in plate 93, e. This is the 

 basal section of an olla showing that the vessel was started by placing 

 a pat of clay within a coiled basket and pressing it into the desired 

 shape. Next, a series of coils was added to give height to the walls 

 and to achieve the desired shape. When completed the molded portion 



