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The collection of potsherds was separated into the following wares: 

 fabric-marked, cord-wrapped paddle, plain, combed, fine textile- 

 impressed, medium textile-impressed, open-twilled, and net-impressed. 

 In table 17 the 1,113 sherds have been separated, nmnerically and by 

 percent, according to these various wares. 



Table 17. — Types of ware found on Fields Island 



Descriptive term 



Fabric-marked 



Cord-wrapped paddle 



Open-tuilled 



Coarse open-twilled (124).. 



Fine open-twilled (54) 



Medium open-twilled (46). 



Num- 

 ber 



375 

 256 

 224 



Per- 

 cent 



33.7 

 23.0 

 20.1 



Descriptive term 



Textile-impressed 



Plain... 



Combed 



iVet-im pressed 



Total 



1,113 



100.0 



Those sherds obtained from our test pits, which were taken down 

 by arbitrary 6-inch levels, were next assembled and classified accord- 

 ing to the established types for the overall site. Table 17 indicates 

 their percentages from top to bottom of the pit, demonstrating how 

 the various types were deposited upon the site. 



Before the site was finally abandoned it was found that both the 

 plain and the net-impressed wares were no longer in use. Fabric- 

 marked, cord-wrapped paddle, combed, and medium textile-un- 

 pressed were on their way out, and fine fabric-impressed remained 

 about same. Surprisingly enough, open-twilled showed an increase 

 and was the dominant type at the close of the site. 



While testing the site we found a number of hearths, or fire-burned 

 areas, but no other tangible indications of floor areas of houses. 

 Whether this site was representative of a seasonal camp that was 

 occupied from year to year could not be determined from our inves- 

 tigations. 



TRAIT LIST 



Subsistence activity : 

 Collecting complex: 



Wild nuts, berries, grass seeds, etc. 



Shell fish 

 Huting and fishing complex: 



Bear, deer, rabbit, turkey, etc. 



Fish of various sorts native to the streams 



Use of nets, inferential from impressions on exteriors of clay vessels 



COMMUNITT PLAN ACTIVITY : 



Village location and plan complex: 



Village located on island 



Clustered without plan 



Fired areas with broken stones 



No indications of dwellings located 

 Technological and artistic activity : 

 Weaving complex: 



Inferential from imprints on exterior of clay vessels 



