Some random pottery pieces found yesterday.

[ROCKateer]

Very cool. I just cleaned them. Three of the five are semi fragile. Other two you can see are still intact pieces. And more added as I got going with sorting. About 10 or more different styles/designs.

 

[eppingera]

Very neat finds! I may have missed it on an earlier thread but what region/areas do you hunt, in general terms?

 

[rock]

Water or land finds? How do you clean your pottery? I didnt want to scrub on the ones I found cause I wasnt sure if it would remove the marks. Share if you would.

 

[GatorBoy]

Rock.. Water and a soft bristle toothbrush.
If you have to scrub so hard You think you may take markings off that's just the color is going to stay.
Its fired ceramic it won't get soft when it's wet.

Nice finds ROCKateer.

 

[GatorBoy]

Sometimes they're stained..that's just the way it is.

 

[tomclark]

I agree with GB, clean 'em. BTW you can use Gomer's solution (acetone/duco....) to preserve DRY pottery sherds. One of those, #15 looks like it's been done on a wheel, historic ware. I pick up rims, holed pieces, large pieces, incised/etc pieces, examples of types and materials, and baggies from spots where they might go back together. That still leaves an awful lot of sherds on sites!

 

[GatorBoy]

And I thought I was the only one who did that.. that's the best way to do it Tom.

 

[ROCKateer]

Very neat finds! I may have missed it on an earlier thread but what region/areas do you hunt, in general terms?

Thanks much. Northeast Kansas/Southwest Missouri / mostly Kansas City/Kansas River area.

 

[Tnmountains]

Looks to be a limestone temper. Nice sherds I agree with Tom Clark one looks modern glazed like maybe from a crock.