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bevel bears closely parallel diagonal cord-impressions (to the left in seven 
examples, to the right in six examples) or two or three encircling cord im- 
pressed lines (in four specimens). KE urthermore, the exterior rim of 11 specimens 
bears closely or rather widely spaced parallel horizontal cord-impressed lines, 
starting either directly beneath the bevel or below an undecorated strip of vari- 
able width. In this respect, the majority of the sherds from Hintz identified 
with Ransom Cord Impressed departs from the type sample from the Biesterfeldt 
site described by Wood. I would prefer to consider the Hintz specimens as 
variants of the Ransom Cord Impressed type rather than as another, separate 
type. In 13 of the Hintz specimens, the impressions were made by cord with 
S-twist ; in the remaining four examples from Hintz, the impressions were made 
by cord with Z-twist. 
Ransom Cord-Wrapped Stick.—1 composite and 3 individual rim-and-lip sherds, 
representing 4 vessels (pl. 33, d, e; Wood, 1955, p. 6). Characteristics: Form— 
lip rounded and sometimes slightly extruded interiorly, 2.5 to 3.5 mm. in width; 
rim flared, exterior thickened and beveled (“wedge shaped”) just below the lip. 
The angle of the exterior ranges from 20° to 32° from the vertical (90°) ; the 
wall varies from 7.5 to 8.25 mm. in thickness at the base of the bevel, 6 to 8.5 mm. 
in thickness below the bevel. Surface finish—exterior and interior smoothed or 
roughly smoothed. Decorative treatment—the rim bevel bears closely spaced 
parallel diagonal wrapped-stick impressions, directed to the right (one case, 
pl. 83, d) or to the left (three cases, pl. 33, e). 
Stanley Cord Impressed.—2 composite and 60 individual rim-and-lip sherds, 
representing 58 vessels (pl. 38, f, g; Lehmer, 1951, pp. 7-8, and 1954, p. 44). 
Characteristics : Form—lip rounded or sharply rounded, 1.5 to 3.5 mm. in width; 
rim flared, exterior thickened (or “braced’”’) by a fillet of clay welded on just 
below the lip. Wall varies from 7.5 to 10.5 mm. in maximum thickness at the 
brace, 5.5 to 8 mim. in thickness below the brace. Surface finish—exterior, sim- 
ple stamped, simple stamped partly obliterated by smoothing, or scored or 
“brushed” (probably actually produced by a toothed implement or corncob) ; 
interior, smoothed. Decorative treatment—invariably, closely spaced cord-im- 
pressions occur on the rim brace—either parallel diagonal cord-impressions 
directed to the right (30 specimens, pl. 33, f) or to the left (14 cases); or 
encircling cord-impressions (17 specimens, pl. 38, g), with one specimen bearing 
parallel diagonal cord-impressions, to the left, on the interior rim surfaces; or 
encircling cord-impressions intercepted by a group of three diagonal cord-im- 
pressions, directed to the right (one specimen). Additional decorative treatment 
consists of a band of horizontal cord-impressions on the lower part of the ex- 
terior rim surface, below an undecorated strip of variable width, the area 
referred to by Lehmer as the “neck” (in at least ten cases, pl. 33, 7), and a row 
of oval or subcircular punctates just below the brace (seven cases, pl. 33, g). 
Punctates apparently did not occur in the type sample from the Dodd site de- 
scribed by Lehmer. I would prefer to regard the Hintz specimens as variants 
of the Stanley Cord Impressed type rather than as a distinct type. In 59 of 
the Hintz sherds the impressions were made by cord with S-twist; the remain- 
ing three examples from Hintz bear impressions made by cord with Z-twist. 
Stanley Wavy Rim (?).—1 individual rim-and-lip sherd (pl. 83, h; Lehmer, 
1951, p. 6, and 1954, pp. 48-44). Characteristics: Form—lip rounded, 4.5 mm. 
in thickness; rim flared, exterior apparently thickened (or “braced’”’) and 
indented by pressing the plastic clay with the thumb and offset forefinger. 
Wall is 12.5 mm. in thickness at the brace, 7 mm. in thickness below the brace. 
Surface finish—exterior and interior smoothed. Decorative treatment—the rim 
brace and lip are undecorated, but a band of horizontal cord-impressed lines 
