Pottery. 23 



POTTERY. 



All through the material of the mounds there was a 

 great number of broken pieces of earthenware, several 

 hundreds of which were gathered up. This earthenware 

 is made from a clay which is mixed with sand, ground 

 shells, or bone. It does not show any great skill on 

 part of the workmen. Most of the vessels have been 

 made with little care. This can be seen in the varia- 

 tions in the thickness of the broken pieces and in their 

 uneven edges wherever these follow the upper rim of 

 the vessels. Finger marks are often to be found on the 

 surface of the sherds. The inferior quality of the work- 

 manship is also evident in the method of attachment 

 of the handles and in occasional rude attempts in de- 

 coration. The burning also seems uneven and imperfect. 

 Only one vessel was found in nearly entire condition, 

 and the workmanship of this was greatly superior to 

 that of the rest. 



Forms and Kinds of Vessels. It is not possible in 

 every instance to make conjectures as to the real shape 

 of the vessels that are thus found only in broken frag- 

 ments. Some are large enough to indicate the general 



Fig. 7. Various forms of earthenware. 

 1) Large jar. 2) Smaller jar. 3) Bowl. 4) Cup. 



