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S-sliaped rims were curved, flattened, or short with an acute angle. 

 In either type the zone of decoration was confined mostly to the upper 

 portion of the figure "S" (pis. 17 and 18 ; fig. 36) . 



Type name: Hosterman S-shaped rims (resembling typical Le Beau series). 

 Type material : 1,039 rims or 32.9 percent of all rims. 

 Exterior surface treatments: 



(1) Horizontal parallel line incised — 372 rims, 35.8 percent (pi. 17, B; 

 fig. 37, 1-6). 



(2) Line block— 277 rims, 26.7 percent (fig. 37, 19-31 ) . 



(3) Plain— 138 rims, 13.8 percent. 



(4) Herringbone incised — 124 rims, 11.9 percent (pi. 15, B, a; fig. 37, 

 14-18). 



(5) Vertical and/or diagonal line incised — 66 rims, 6.4 percent (fig. 37, 

 7-13). 



(6) Cord-impressed— 62 rims, 5.9 percent (pi. 20, A, a-d; fig. 37, 32-36). 

 Paste: 



All, with the exception of a very few, showed the general traits listed and 



described for the Hosterman pottery. 

 Forms 



Rims: There was quite a variation in the S-shaped and so-called collared 



rims. 

 Lips: Since this was one of the variables, considerable variation was noted: 



(1) Ticked or tooled lips — 546 lips, 52.6 percent of all lips. 



( 2 ) Plain— 309 lips, 28.8 percent. 



(3) Herringbone incised — 138 lips, 13.3 percent. 



(4) Punctated — 45 lips, 4.3 percent. 



(5) Finger indented — 1 lip. 



Vessel form: Globular bodies with constricted necks with rather high rims. 



In some the curve is pronounced ; in others the upper portion of the curve 



tends to be flattened somewhat. 



Strattgraphio position : S-shaped rims were found in all levels of occupation at 



the Hosterman site and fragments of these same vessels were widely scattered. 



Table 3. — Types and num'bers of S-shaped rim sherds, Hosterman site {39P07) 



Incised S-shaped rims : 839 rims or 80.8 percent of rims. 

 Form : 



Rims: Varied in height and in curvature. Some were rounded, others were 

 flattened, still others had a distinct ridge or collared effect (fig. 35). 



