Indian Pottery pieces?

**bilt46** · Aug 03, 2011, 07:39 PM

Looking for help Please... These come from woods where I have found arrowheads. They were together in a small washout..
Thanks for looking, BILLT

**naturegirl** · Aug 03, 2011, 08:01 PM

I think you got it! but someone else needs to tell you that too

. Keep an eye on that washout!!

**bilt46** · Aug 04, 2011, 03:37 PM

Thank you naturegirl,
there is a small pile of these, they were found a few miles west of downtown chicago, I have looked at these a few times through the years but never thought they were old.

**naturegirl** · Aug 04, 2011, 07:32 PM

i dunno, maybe the variety of designs make them more modern?

But they are neat! is the black a glaze? that would make them modern, but ??

**catherine1** · Aug 04, 2011, 08:37 PM

That looks like artifact pottery to me. You should look for more artifacts in that area!!!

**PrimitiveOne** · Aug 05, 2011, 10:22 AM

Can you tell if they have been tempered with shell?

**bilt46** · Aug 05, 2011, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by PrimitiveOne

Can you tell if they have been tempered with shell?

Not sure what you are talking about, Thanks for helping,BILLT.

**Bagman13** · Aug 05, 2011, 09:51 PM

......for sure indian pottery.....

**PrimitiveOne** · Aug 11, 2011, 02:49 PM

Native americans smashed up clam shells and other material and mixed it with the clay for strength. The pices of shell can be seen if you look close enough. kind of looks like bread crumbs...

**RGINN** · Aug 12, 2011, 10:37 AM

Definitely look old. I thought I could make out a little bit of shell in one piece but not sure. They would sometimes use sand for temper, but it wasn't the best method. They would grind up pieces of broken pots and throw that in too. I'm not familiar with the cultures of your area, but you should be able to do a little research and nail the origin down, especially since the pieces have designs. Sounds like a cool spot to check out!

**Lone Star** · Aug 12, 2011, 05:48 PM

Yup !! That there is primitive pottery. It seems to be relatively recent (last 200-1000 years) ,but I don't know the flavors of that neck of the woods. It could be older. The sideways pic appeared to have some shell tempering, but it looks more like bone or sand. Usually shell tempering is so obvious , you can easily see it. The crushed bone tempering is common with a salt and pepper look. Also crushed pottery was used as well. Keep your eyes on that wash , you may get enough shards of the same pot to reunite some of them. Thanks for showing. Lone Star