Pottery in this category is divided into three classes. Pottery of
Class I includes 7 sherds. These were manufactured by the paddle and
anvil technique. Temper is sand, and is not too abundant. The clay is
micaceous and the texture somewhat granular, tending to shatter along
fairly regular lines. Hardness is 3.5-4.5; color grey to brownish
continuous all the way through. Exterior surfaces all show parallel
lines of cord-marks, about five to the inch. Impressions of individual
strands can be seen in the clay, somewhat flattened and slightly
smoothed. Interior surfaces were smoothed and scraped. One rim sherd
has diagonal impressions that extend to ¼ inch of the flattened lip.
There is no decoration. Vessel size cannot be determined. Thickness is
from ⁵/₁₆-⁶/₁₆ inch. One sherd from near the base suggests a conoidal
bottom.
Two sherds of this class have different exterior treatment. One of
these appears to have been impressed by basketry, apparently coiled
with a simple rod foundation. The other has been impressed with an
unknown fabric.
[Illustration: FIGURE 61—Surface roughened pottery, Class I.]
Class II includes 15 sherds. These resemble those of I in many
respects: The manufacture was by paddle and anvil; the temper is of
sand or possibly crushed rock, generally fine and not too abundant, and
the clay is micaceous. The texture, however, is flaky with a tendency
to fracture along irregular lines. Hardness is about 3.5, color grey to
brown generally continuous through the sherd. A few have blacker cores.
Exterior surfaces were treated with parallel lines of cord impressions
10-15 to the inch with very little smoothing. Interiors were smoothed,
but do not show the evidences of scraping as with I. There is one
rim sherd; vertical impressions on this extend over the lip which
has been flattened. No decoration occurs. The thickness ranges from
³/₁₆-⁴/₁₆ inch. One large sherd about 4 × 3 inches suggests vessels of
considerable size.
[Illustration: FIGURE 62—Surface roughened pottery, A, Class I. B and
C, Class I variant.]
Pottery of Class III in most aspects resembles that of Class II: paddle
and anvil technique in manufacture, temper of sand or crushed rock,
fine, not abundant, micaceous clay. The texture is very flaky tending
to fracture along irregular lines. Color grey to brown, usually the
latter, generally continuous through the sherd; some, however, have
blacker cores. Exterior surfaces were treated with two sets of parallel
cord marks one extending vertically from the rim, the other at an
angle of about 45 degrees. This gives a sort of criss-cross effect,
different, however, from the random application of Upper Republican
sherds (see Wedel 1934, Strong 1935). Interior surfaces were smoothed.
On one large rimsherd cord marks extend over the flattened lip. No
shoulder is in evidence, and indications suggest fairly large pots
with mouth diameter of about 10 inches, height 12 inches. The camber
of the sherds indicates forms with pointed bottoms. Thickness is from
³/₁₆-⁴/₁₆ inches. There is no decoration. Hardness is about 3.5.
[Illustration: FIGURE 63—Surface roughened pottery, Class II.]
[Illustration: FIGURE 64—Surface roughened pottery, Class II.]
[Illustration: FIGURE 65—Surface roughened pottery. Class III.]