p'ap.^0.' fsf' HOSTERMAN SITE — MILLER 177 



of Hewes (1949, p. 60, pi. VI, c) from the Heart Butte Campsite, 

 North Dakota, 32GT1, which is similar to "pottery in many Upper 

 Missouri River village sites of the Mandan-Hidatsa culture, specifi- 

 cally Sperry, Larson, Fort Lincoln, 32SI4 near Fort Yates, Hagen 

 site (Mulloy, 1942). Pottery of this general type covers a wide area 

 m the North Plains and probably several centuries of time." (Ibid., 

 pp. 59-61.) 



Rim decoration (fig. 37, 35 and 36) on S-shaped rims resembles a 

 ware illustrated by Hewes (1949, pi. VI, d, q) with the exception that 

 the pottery from the Heart Butte Rockshelter, 32GT5, North Dakota, 

 is cord-impressed and the sherds from the Hosterman site, 39P07, are 

 for the most part incised (fig. 40, A, i). There is a certain amount of 

 this same cord-impressed ware at the Hosterman site, but it is not 

 abundant (pi. 20) . 



Rim decoration (fig. 37, 3If.) resembles Hurt's (1957 b, fig. 25, 2a^ 

 2h) IjQ Beau Cord- wrapped rod designs as well as Rygh Rainbow 

 corded. The difference between the Le Beau Cord- wrapped rod and 

 the Hosterman cord-impressed is only in the element used. Those 

 from Le Beau used cord-wrapped rods, and those from the Hosterman 

 used sections of cords (fig. 40, ^) . The placement of the elements on S- 

 shaped rims of the Hosterman site and Rygh Rainbow Corded is identi- 

 cal. Whether there is a time differential is not known at the present 

 time, but it is suspected that the treatment of the Hosterman group pre- 

 cedes that of the Le Beau and the Rygh forms. 



Type name : Hosterman Vertical rims (fig. 35) . 

 Type material: 1,592 rims; 50.5 percent of rims. 

 Exterior surface treatments : 



1. Plain — 579 rims, 36.4 percent of rims. 



2. Horizontal parallel incised lines — 397 rims, 24.9 percent of rims. 



3. Brushed — 245 rims, 15.4 percent of rims. 



4. Simple-stamped — 232 rims, 14.6 percent of rims. 



5. Line block incised — 53 rims, 3.3 percent of rims. 



6. Herringbone incised — 42 rims, 2.6 percent of rims. 



7. Cord-impressed — 27 rims, 1.7 percent of rims. 



8. Vertical and/or diagonal lined incised — 17 rims, 1.1 percent of rims. 

 Paste : All showed the general traits described for the Hosterman pottery. 

 Form: 



Rims: There was some variation in the overall height and some that had a 

 slight tendency to be everted at the very top, but on the whole they are 

 fairly uniform. 



Lips: Since this is one of the variables in determining types we found that 

 there is quite a range in lip treatment, thus : 



1. Herringbone incised — 494 lips, 31.0 percent of lips. 



2. Ticked or tooled — 462 lips, 29.0 percent of lips. 



3. Punctated — 394 lips, 24.8 percent of lips. 



4. Finger indented — 142 lips, 8.9 percent of lips. 



5. Plain — 96 lips, 6.0 percent of lips. 



6. Cord-impressed — i lips, 0.3 percent of lips. 

 Vessel form: Globular-bodied vessels with vertical necks. 



