Large rim fragment of a ceramic vessel (specimen #2376p1294). The Berry Site (31BK22). Burke Country, North Carolina. Excavated in 1986 by Dr. David Moore. Unit: 260R330, Feature 3, Level 1. Weight: 211.5 g. Material: Clay
Remarks: This rim fragment is from a Native American restricted neck jar with a diameter of 31 cm. The fragment has a curvilinear complicated stamped exterior surface treatment, meaning the vessel surface was stamped with a carved wooden paddle. The interior surface treatment is either lightly burnished (polished smooth) or hand smoothed. The rim is folded over with notches at the base of the fold. It has soapstone temper which is indicative of Burke phase pottery around the upper Catawba and Yadkin river valleys in North Carolina. The Burke phase dated from around 1400-1600 CE and is a variant of the Lamar phase ceramics found in Georgia South Carolina, western North Carolina, and east Tennessee. This sherd was used as the basis for a replica vessel made by Tammy Beane.
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