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ARBITRARY LEVELS USED IN THE EXCAVATION 

 OFTHE HOSTERMAN SITE 



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SO- 



40. 





30- 



20- 



10- 



PLAIN 

 BRUSHED 



....... SIMPLE -STAMPED 



INCISED 



COMPOSITE 



COMPOSITE 



Figure 33, — Pottery trend within Hosterman site. 



the larger particles protrude on the surface; this occurs mostly on the 

 interior surfaces where the vessels have been roughly smoothed or brushed. 

 Freshly broken edges have a granular appearance, depending somewhat 

 on the quantity and the aplastic coarseness. 



Texture: Medium to coarse and at times flaky. 



Cohesive tendency: There is a tendency for the walls to split into unequal 

 sections owing to the method of manufacture. 



Structure: Tendency toward lamination. Easily splits parallel to the sur- 

 face, and edges are crumbly. 



