GENERALIZED ATTRIBUTES OF CERAMIC TRADITIONS FOUND IN WYOMING

Tradition

Vessel Form

Surface Treatment

Temper

Manufacturing Method

Decoration

WESTERN WYOMING

Fremont

globular-constricted neck jars, unrestricted & simple restricted bowls, globular pitchers (handles common)

smoothed, corrugated

grit,

calcite,

sand

coil and scrape

appliqué (“coffee bean”), incised, punctated, black on white painted/slipped

Promontory

elongated globular-slightly constricted neck jars with rounded to sub-conoidal base, unrestricted bowls

smoothed

grit, calcite, sand

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil

incised, punctated

Intermountain (Shoshonean)

truncated conoidal (“flowerpot”)

slightly constricted jars with curved rims and flat bases

smoothed

sand, grit

patch-accretion, coil and scrape (?)

fingernail impressed lip

Uncompahgre

slightly constricted jars with curved rims and conoidal to pointed bases

smoothed, finger-nail impressed

sand, grit

coil, scraped interior/impressed exterior

fingernail impressed

EASTERN WYOMING

Plains Woodland

Avonlea

elongated simple constricted bowls with conoidal bases

slightly constricted jars with curved rims

vertical cord marked,

grooved,  

fabric impressed

grit

patch-accretion

embossed, punctated, incised/impressed

Besant

elongated simple constricted bowls with conoidal bases

vertical, horizontal & oblique cord marked

grit

patch-accretion

embossed, punctated, cord-wrapped rod impressed, incised/impressed

South Platte

tall simple constricted bowls with conoidal bases

slightly constricted jars with curved rims?

vertical cord marked

sand

patch-accretion

fingernail impressed

Central Plains

(Upper Republican)

globular-constricted neck jars with curved, straight and paneled rims

partially-smoothed cord marked

sand

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil

incised, cord impressed, punctated, appliqué, painted interiors

Extended Middle Missouri

globular-constricted neck sharp-shouldered jars

globular-constricted neck jars with curved, straight and paneled rims

smoothed, simple stamped, brushed

grit

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil

incised/impressed, cord impressed, punctated

Northeastern Plains Village

globular-constricted neck jars with curved, straight rims

smoothed, simple stamped, check stamped, brushed

grit

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil

incised/impressed, punctated

Crow

globular-constricted neck sharp-shouldered jars

globular-constricted neck jars with curved, straight and paneled rims

smoothed, simple stamped, check stamped, brushed

grit

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil

incised/impressed

Extended Coalescent

globular-constricted neck sharp-shouldered jars

globular-constricted neck jars with curved, straight and paneled rims

smoothed, simple stamped, brushed, burnished

grit

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil

incised/impressed, cord impressed, punctated

Dismal River

(Plains Apache)

globular-slightly constricted neck jars with rounded to sub-conoidal base

smoothed, burnished, simple stamped

sand

lump-modeled-paddle and anvil,

incised, punctated