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Base: Rounded and thickened to 1.1 em. at center. 
Vessel shape reconstructed from sherds: The only rim sherd is from a 
vertical-sided bowl with a mouth diameter of about 26 cm. 
TEMPORAL DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE TYPE: None evident in the small sample. 
CHRONOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE TyPE: Contemporary with Wanaina Plain (see 
table A). 
UNCLASSIFIED DECORATED 
A body sherd with crude, incised decoration from N-9 has a fine, clayey tex- 
tured paste that is unlike that of any of the plain pottery types from Alaka Phase 
sites. The surfaces have suffered erosion, but appear never to have been well 
smoothed or even. The interior surface and cross section are medium gray, the 
exterior light orange. Two pairs of parallel, slightly curved lines are lightly 
incised on the exterior. The lines in each pair are 1 mm. wide and 2-8 mm. 
apart, with the pairs 1.2 em. apart. Body wall thickness is 1.0 em., body di- 
ameter about 18 cm. 
TRADE SHERDS FROM THE MABARUMA PHASE 
Sherds of Mabaruma Phase pottery types, both plain and decorated, were re. 
covered from the surface and excavations at N—-11 and N—16 (see sherd counts in 
table A). These sherds are unquestionably of Mabaruma Phase origin and 
the pottery type descriptions can be found under that Phase (pp. 86-116). 
Tasity A.—Frequency of pottery types at Alaka Phase sites 
N-8 N-9 N-10 N-11 N-16 
; > 
5 E 
: alee ; | : _|6 
Sere gl) el eleisisielels|818)o] 81 Sle 
Ba Shi | Gl ce ise |e 3 3 Slee ise ES MS iaes s 
Alysi2\islilsalsaildio a |o}] od |dilo i co be 
PleIP Sle (lela (eT 1 8/S/ ei] 6 1S ise 
Aare) ele | etal et! ies Ae Pe ett |: 24 wy} HIB 
Alaka Phase types: 
Sand Creek Plain__-__- 7 Dee LOS 80! Sree ieee See S| eee S| ee al ee eee 48 
Unclassified Clay- 
tempered, Plains 23 eee |S soi i 2a 2 - Ba ee | ee 2S |e) (fee fee 16 
Unclassified Cariapé- 
tempered, Plain sed a5 oe SS a | eS ei oe eee ee 2 
Wranains Plain. = seer fe roe eS BAN a” eke 145 26s 2100612 8| 2] 476 
Unclassified Deco- 
TES 310 Mee oe pa Peete RRR PD Pen Hee te pA (ea nesee ment (acest (ene tenn pa epepetied tn janes | (Mall | | toe | 1 
Mabaruma Phase types: 
Hosororo) Plalips 2 Sees ©) 2 ee EM eR S OSs ee ee) oa ee Lp] 22 eee ae 21 6; 1] 48 
Hotokawall [Pidin = 22-35 | 2222) S22 S Se Shae ee cee eee hee | eee 7h lh a i os | fea 25 
Koberimo: Plain... 2-22 ]-25-}2.--)-225]22- 4) --—ajesse te 2] 3. ee Tal Satter sleeve 34} 10] 1 52 
Miabarume Pisin 2 poo se Soibe ose al oe See oe eos £1 et ese |e | bard 35 7 eh 200 
Aruks Incised 22+). 230/242 ELE Ee BEDS EUR seh ea Sees 9 Stans 18 BY senal 22 
Akawabi Incised and 
Miadeléd =): ae7 . Seale Sate seelis® Oe | Se ee a ee ee 4:\.2c (Meee Syjusseeyseee 7 
Kaitima Incised and 
Pametatee. _- 2. fe eee ean oe cee celp ose eee bees oeene| poe 13 Difeecc), “el eectees ees 16 
Mabarumaineised litt | G2o)b. we) 2s Suiet sees en | See eee a ee a ee 1 Pee ee ee 2 
Total per level___.- 7) D8 P8522) Op Di) oe 1) 259) | bd) 214) | GIS eS Sar Ger 
POTTERY ARTIFACTS 
An egg-shaped lump of sandy-textured, yellow to bright-orange pot- 
tery was found at N-9, level 1.00-1.25 meters. The surface is rela- 
tively smooth, although with some irregularities. Length is 4.4 cm., 
