Pottery shards from creek this morning.

[clf_02]

Found these this morning walking the creek I like to walk.

 

[PrimitiveOne]

How do you tell if it is pottery or just rock? I can see the pattern on the one piece but the others look like rocks to me...

 

[clf_02]

I wish I could show you in person. When you actually see and hold them it's not hard to tell. I have a creek where I have found hundreds of pieces over the years. I have gotten to wear I can spot them in a pile of rocks. I will be posting some of my best finds with pictures carved on them over the next few days.

 

[SOHIO]

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[Edmundruffin]

Shell tempered pottery is the youngest, sand and grog (old pottery groung into dust and small chunks) tempered older and fiber tempered is the oldest type of pottery. I would sink the boat if I picked up the shards I see. I do keep large pieces, rim shards or strange patterns.