I finally found some pottery

[painterx7]

Went on a hunt with a good friend and I finally found my first pieces of pottery and a piece of bone

 

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[monsterrack]

That is a old bone and why does that 1 piece of pottery have a shine to it. Looks like some type of glazeIt's hard for me to imagine that some people have a hard time finding pottery, when there is so much in the creeks around here. Great finds boss buddy

 

[GatorBoy]

I'm with you there on the pottery.
You could be on to a real good thing painter.
Finding an area with pottery can mean a couple things.. Number one you found a spot they spent a lot of time.. It's also pretty common for a spot like that to be utilized for many generations.

 

[painterx7]

Thanks men rack it was still wet haha sorry I was excited and gator I am glad I found some for real .Our creeks are not nice on pottery they are 100 percent rock no mud all rock mostly chert and they flood hard and fast

 

[painterx7]

It looks like a deer bone but not sure I wonder if it was used?

 

[GatorBoy]

Can you take a closer photo of the rounded end of that bone does it look like its polished at all from use?
It resembles a gouge.

 

[painterx7]

Hard to tell but it looks like some ware maybe polish idk?

 

[GatorBoy]

How about inside? That would have received less damage from the environment.
Either way that particular bone of the deer was normally the bone of choice for that tool.. There's a good chance that was associated with them wether its food remains or not it's hard to tell

 

[curious kat]

Those are really nice and so many, don't have the "glazed" kind here....good find!

 

[painterx7]

Those are really nice and so many, don't have the "glazed" kind here....good find!

Thanks Kat no glaze here it's just wet from where I cleaned it

 

[painterx7]

How about inside? That would have received less damage from the environment. Either way that particular bone of the deer was normally the bone of choice for that tool.. There's a good chance that was associated with them wether its food remains or not it's hard to tell

I checked the inside and it has what looks like polish near the end from about halfway to the bottom

 

[rock]

I'm with you there on the pottery.
You could be on to a real good thing painter.
Finding an area with pottery can mean a couple things.. Number one you found a spot they spent a lot of time.. It's also pretty common for a spot like that to be utilized for many generations.

So whats the age on the pottery GB? Looks to be cord and brushed to me. Glad for you Boss!

 

[GatorBoy]

So whats the age on the pottery GB? Looks to be cord and brushed to me. Glad for you Boss!

TNmountains did a lot of studying about pottery also that's his area.
It looks like crushed limestone for temper... woodland?

 

[painterx7]

Two different one is limestone with the patterns found the left over limestone thanks gator you just answered a few questions for me the other smooth pattern came from a shell mound they are a couple hundred yards apart

 

[ncnurseryman]

That's a haul. Not too far from you in central NC but not found pottery here yet.

 

[yakker]

Excellent finds!! Pottery is always the wonderful surprise when I'm out. I don';t expect to find it (in good shape or anything), and when I do.. HOORAY!
Good on you. The glazing effect was made by rubbing the surface (with a rock)once it had been fired. Hard to find around here unless completely land-bound. Yak

 

[GatorBoy]

A slick surface on pottery was also created with what is called slip.. a watered down clay mixture wiped across the surface of the pottery.

 

[painterx7]

Very interesting thanks for the info y'all

 

[painterx7]

That's a haul. Not too far from you in central NC but not found pottery here yet.

keep looking I'm sure you will soon

 

[Tnmountains]

The incised it probably woodland to early woodland . Even though they had the technology two sites side by side at the same time one may have manufactured smooth the other incised or cord paddled. I have seen this on late Mississipian sites in Alabama. Yours is probably Alexander incised?
Check out this link for S.E pottery types in your area in and around the Cumberland Plateau. Kinda cool as they were just then naming and studying the styles. Good link to book mark. I find it always by looking up Mulberry creek cord marked

http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/PDF/bulletins/SEAC Special Publication 01.pdf