The Great Oasis
Pottery Brings Change
Burial Mounds
Iowans Begin Raising Food
Iowans Give Up Nomad Life
Great Oasis House
Techniques of Pottery Manufacture
Great Oasis Sites
Great Oasis Floor Plan
Great Oasis Pottery Shard
Shell Crosses
Cache Pit
Techniques of Pottery Manufacture
Time Frame: Approximately 3,000 years ago
These illustrations show the paddling and coil techniques of pottery making. These techniques were used during the Woodland period.
Illustrated by Mary Slattery, Will Thomson, and David Crawford
Office of the State Archeologist
Adapted from Office Of The State Archaeologist, Educational Series 3 - Woodland
Office of the State Archeologist
Adapted from Office Of The State Archaeologist, Educational Series 3 - Woodland
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