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 Mancos
Corrugated
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Type Sherd Provenience Info
Type site:
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Mesa Verde N. P., Site 16 (Breternitz et
al:18). |
Dating:
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Pueblo II, possibly into early P III. AD 900-1200.
In association with Cortez, Mancos, McElmo and early Mesa Verde Black-on-white.
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Temper:
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Crushed igneous rock, rarely some sand or sherd, and distinguishable from
neighboring corrugated wares that used sand (Breternitz et al:17,
18).
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Shape:
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Wide-mouthed jars with no neck area. Height exceeds diameter. Walls range from fairly straight, with a rim
diameter nearly as wide as the body, to slightly S-curved with a straight upper area flowing from the curve of the body. Bases: rounded.
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Rim:
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Rim fillet of plain clay strip rises, generally straight, above the indented-coil body wall. Narrow fillet most common. Sometimes flares outward slightly. Sometimes finger-impressed.
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Paint:
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Occasional mineral paint on rim interiors
(Breternitz et
al:17).
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Decoration:
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Patterns are created in or imposed on the corrugations. Strong diagonal patterns are highly characteristic of P II
(Hayes and
Lancaster:106; Rohn:133). They are created by alignment of the corrugations, or by incising or impressing the finished coils, creating diagonal parallel lines that swirl around the jar. A great deal of variety exists.
Coiled appliqués, rarely.
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