pS.'^^o.IsT HOSTERMAN site — MILLER 179 



Similar treatment occurred on Wheeler Horizontal Incised from the 

 Scalp Creek site and the La Roche site (Hurt, 1952, p. 13 ; fig. 14, 1-3) , 

 and Nordvold Horizontal Incised (Wilmeth, 1958, fig. 17). 



A variation of this design was brought about by breaking the lines 

 and filling in the gaps with interconnecting herringbone designs, 

 thus: 



The intervals between the lines varied considerably on some speci- 

 mens and on others were very carefully drawn. Those that were 

 carelessly drawn had the lines wandering either upward or downward 

 or even inserted small segments that started anywhere and ended 

 nowhere. 



Other variations of the horizontal parallel line patterns consist of 

 the series of parallel lines delimited by a row of short diagonal dashes, 

 delimited by a row of punctates, surmounted by a row of punctates, 

 or separated by concentric rainbow designs. 



Next in simplicity are those vessels decorated by drawing a row 

 of diagonal or vertical lines starting just below the juncture of the rim 

 and the outer edge of the lip and carrying them down a short dis- 

 tance on the rim (fig. 40, l-^). Variations of this motif consist of an 

 encircling incised line above the series of lines, an encircling incised 

 line below the series of lines, a row of punctates delimiting the lines at 

 their base, or a series of horizontal dashes just below the base of the 

 lines. 



Those incised with herringbone designs may have one or more lines 

 of this design used as the decorative motif. Variations consist of a 

 single horizontal incised line drawn above the herringbone design and 

 separating it from the top of the rim area; delimited by a row of 

 vertical punctates at the base, or delimited by a row of round or oval 

 punctates at the base. 



The most complex are those decorated with linear geometric de- 

 signs. These consist of a series of interlocking triangles filled with 

 horizontal lines, diagonal lines, and herringbone designs. These in- 

 terlocking triangles may be separated from one another by one to six 

 parallel lines. Then, too, a row of punctates can appear at the top or 

 the bottom of the zone of interlocking triangles. In this paper when- 

 ever any reference is made to this type of decoration the term "line 

 block" will be used. 



Vertical brushing covers not only the rim and neck sections of a 

 great many vessels but is also found on the upper portions of the 

 shoulder area. Some of the Talking Crow Brushed types described 



