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and hand-sized, burned limestone rocks. This burned area was about 
2 feet wide at the top and became narrower as it extended downward 
to a depth of 36 inches below the surface. Most of the artifacts were 
recovered from the limestone slab layer and/or within the funnel- 
shaped area. However, because of the hole dug into the center of the 
mound by amateurs, the association of cultural material within the 
fill is somewhat speculative. Luckily, only the top 3.5 feet of the 
funnel was disturbed. 
ARTIFACTS 
POTTERY 
The ceramic collection was small. Only 5 rim sherds and 26 body sherds 
were recovered from the excavation, and of these, 4 rim sherds and 13 body 
sherds are large enough for identification. The 4 rims represent 3 different 
vessel types. 
Two rims, apparently from the same vessel, were located just outside the 
periphery of the mound in the 0- to 6-inch level. They are sand-tempered ; 
some of the particles protrude through the surfaces. The sherds are dark 
grayish brown in color and have a thickness of 4.5 mm. The rims are slightly 
flaring with flattened lips. Punctations made with a blunt tool oceur at in- 
tervals of about 5 mm. on the top of the lip. These sherds are indentical to 
Walnut Decorated Lip pottery of the White Rock Aspect. 
Another rim sherd, recovered from the 12- to 18-inch level in the center of 
the mound, is sand-tempered with particles averaging about 2 mm. in diameter. 
It is predominantly brown in color, but where scratched or freshly fractured, a 
bright orange core is visible. It has a hardness of 3 (calcite). The rim flares 
outward and has a slightly beveled lip. The inner half of the lip has been 
flattened and slopes downward, forming a slight ridge; the exterior portion 
of the lip is rounded and protrudes over onto the outside of the rim, simulating 
a fillet. The exterior surface of the sherd is cord-paddled. The impressions 
are shallow and /or partially obliterated by smoothing. They extend vertically 
up to the lip. The interior is irregular, but smooth. The rim has a thickness of 
5 mm. and a height of 14 mm. (pl. 57, @). 
This sherd compares closely with some pottery from the Schulte site (25CD1), 
located in northeastern Nebraska, resembling particularly a restored miniature 
vessel with a globular body. The Schulte site has been assigned to the Upper 
Republican Aspect (Cooper, 1936). 
The fourth rim was recovered from the limestone slab matrix within the 
artificial pit in the 24- to 30-inch level. The sherd is tempered with grit, but 
it should be noted that the particles are so small and sparse that they may be 
regarded as natural inclusions in the clay rather than a purposeful temper. The 
sherd has a hardness of 4 (fluorite). The surfaces are medium to coarse in 
texture and appear slightly porous in cross section. The core is burned to a 
charcoal black. The exterior surface is grayish and shows firing clouds, while 
the interior is a uniform grayish brown. The exterior surface treatment con- 
sists of vertical cord-paddling, with some of the impressions partially obliterated 
by smoothing. They range in width from 1.5 to 2mm. The interior surface is 
plain but has irregularities that appear to be finger or anvil impressions. The 
lip is plain and varies in form from rounded to flat; it is 3 to 3.5 mm. in 
thickness. The rim is incurved, with no apparent neck or shoulder areas. Be- 
low the lip the sherd ranges from 5 to 6 mm. in thickness (pl. 57, 0). 
