Woodland Rocker-Stamped Pottery
Time Frame: Approximately 3,000 years ago
Woodland ceramics, is also characterized by thick, bag-shaped vessels with large amounts of grit temper. Its distinguishing features are a variety of dentate (toothed) and rocker-stamped designs and areas of geometric patterns. Rocker-stamped designs were those produced by rocking a sharp-edged implement back and forth over the clay while it was still soft.
Illustrated by Mary Slattery, Will Thomson, and David Crawford
Office of the State Archaeologist
Adapted from Office Of The State Archaeologist, Educational Series 3 - Woodland
Office of the State Archaeologist
Adapted from Office Of The State Archaeologist, Educational Series 3 - Woodland
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