Riv. Bas. Sur. 
Par. No. 30} STUTSMAN FOCUS—WHEELER 201 
Melvilie Scored 
(Pl. 32, h) 
(Type sampie: 3 individual rim-and-lip sherds, representing 3 vessels.) 
FORM: 
Lip: Rounded and, in one case, exteriorly beveled. 
Rim: Recurved or S-shaped, with the upper part of the rim inwardly rolled 
(pl) 32, hh). 
DECORATIVE TREATMENT: The upper part of the exterior rim is vertically scored, 
by a toothed wooden or bone implement or perhaps by a corncob; in two 
eases, the lip and upper part of the exterior rim bear deep, rather closely 
spaced parallel diagonal cord impressions (pl. 82, h); in the third ex- 
ample, the exteriorly beveled lip has two closely spaced encircling cord- 
impressed lines and the exterior rim bears a row of rather widely spaced 
erescent (fingernail) stamps just below the lip. In two of the three 
specimens, the impressions were made with cord having a tight S-twist. 
In the third example, the impressions (encircling the lip) were made 
with cord having a tight Z-twist. 
OTHER RIM TYPES 
One hundred and sixteen rim-and-lip and shoulder sherds obtained from the 
Hintz site are assignable, or prebably assignable, to nine (rim) types named 
and described in the appendix to this report or in the published literature, as 
follows. 
Lisbon Tool Impressed.—2 individual rim-and-lip sherds representing one ves- 
sel (pl. 33, a@; see Appendix herewith). Characteristics: Form—lip rounded 
and extruded exteriorly, 8.56 mm. in maximum width; rim straight and flared, 
approximately 33 mm. in height, 8 mm. in thickness. Surface finish—exterior, 
vertically cord-marked and partially smoothed; interior, smoothed. Decorative 
treatment—rather closely spaced tool impressions oriented transversely on 
the lip. 
Lisbon Undecorated.—1 individual rim-and-lip sherd (pl. 33, b; see Appendix). 
Characteristics: Form—lip rounded and slightly extruded interiorly, 7 mm. in 
width; rim straight and vertical, approximately 26.5 mm. in height, 7 mm. in 
thickness. Surface finish—exterior, cord-marked vertically and scored hori- 
zoutally ; interior, roughly smoothed. Decorative treatment—none. 
Owego Tool Impressed.—15 shoulder (?) sherds, possibly representing 12 or 13 
vessels (pl. 34, a; see Appendix). Characteristics: Form—rounded shoulder, 4 
to 6.25 mm. in thickness. Surface finish—exterior, overall check stamped, with 
the stamps in the form of squares measuring 4 mm. on a side and 0.5 mm. in 
depth, or oblongs ranging from 3.5 x 4.9 mm. on the sides and 0.5 mm. in depth, 
to 7 x 8 mm. on the sides and 0.75 mm. in depth; interior, unevenly smoothed or 
smoothed. Decorative treatment—none (in addition to the check stamping). 
Ransom Cord Impressed.—1 composite and 16 individual rim-and-lip sherds, 
representing 16 vessels (pl. 33, ¢; Wood, 1955, pp. 6-7). Characteristics : Form— 
lip rounded and sometimes slightly extruded interiorly, 2.75 to 4 mm. in width; 
rim low and flared, exterior thickened and beveled (“wedge shaped”) just below 
the lip, 23 to 41 mm. in height. The angle of the exterior rim bevel ranges 
from 14° to 27° from the vertical (90°) ; the wall ranges from 6.75 to 10 mm. in 
maximum thickness at the base of the bevel, 5.5 to 8 mm. in thickness below the 
bevel. In one sherd, the rim bevel exhibits a low projection which evidently 
resulted when the rim was pushed outward at this point. Surface finish— 
exterior and interior smoothed. Decorative treatment—in every case, the rim 
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