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The thickness of the body pieces ranges from 0.5 cm to 1.1 cm, with 

 the usual width being 0.6 cm to 0.8 cm. Sherd No. 3 on Chart I 

 belonged to a vessel with an estimated diameter of 8 inches at the 



up. 



The second distinct group at Site No. 3 bears the impression on 

 the outer surface of a paddle which had been carved into small 

 squares or rectangles. This was the largest single type of Site No. 

 3 which offers a strong contrast to the scarcity of the same type at 

 Site No. 12. The analysis of this group is given in Chart II and 

 representative sherds are illustrated in plate 13, a (the sherd in the 

 upper left-hand corner, sherds 3 and 4 in the second row, 1 and 3 

 in the third row, and the first sherd in the bottom row) . 



By far the majority of the sherds in this group were of lime- 

 stone temper; only 7 out of 55 contained other types of grit. The 

 texture is not as coarse as in Type I. The individual pieces of temper 

 are usually smaller and a higher percentage of the volume of the 

 paste (in some sherds at least 50 percent) consists of the added 

 aplastic. The sherds range in hardness from 2-2.5 to 4, and while the 

 majority are 2.5 there are 22 above that mark, and of these 9 have a 

 hardness of 3. The color of the exterior surfaces is usually one or 

 more varieties of neutral grays and browns. There was pronounced 

 smoke blackening on 38, or almost 70 percent of the interior sur- 

 faces of the sherds, while the same kind of discoloration occurred 

 on only eight of the exterior surfaces. The paste between the ex- 

 terior and interior walls is almost black in color and offers a strong 

 contrast to some of the exterior surfaces, having a light tan color. 



The size of the squares or rectangles impressed into the surface 

 vary not only from sherd to sherd, but even the same sherd will have 

 impressions of different size. This, however, would be expected, since 

 it would be almost impossible to carve a wooden paddle so that all of 

 the squares would be exactly alike. They vary in size from 0.3 cm 

 to 0.5 cm square, or 0.25 cm by 0.35 cm to 0.5 by 1.1 cm rectangle. 

 The most common size square is 0.35 cm., and the most common 

 rectangle 0.4 cm by 0.7 cm. The exterior surfaces appear to have 

 been smoothed before the application of the grilled paddle. These 

 surfaces are not now as distinct as they once were, but I am unable 

 to decide whether this is due to smoothing before firing, to actual 

 use, or to immersion in the soil. The interior surfaces are smoothed 

 but have a rougher finish than is present on the exterior, and there 

 also are more tempering particles that can be seen on the interior 

 surface. The sherds range in thickness from 0.4 cm to 0.9 cm, with 

 the most common thickness being between 0.5 cm and 0.7 cm. As a 

 group they are thinner than Type I. Figure 73 is a reconstruction 



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