Accession No
Z 980 B
Description
Rim sherd from a decorated vessel. Upright rim sherd with rounded top; decorated curvilinear grooves with areas filled with circular indentations; brown to red fabric.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Florida; DeSoto County; Hickory Bluff Mound
Period
Safety Harbor Middle Mississippian Early Mississippian
Source
Moore, Clarence Bloomfield [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 980 B; MAA: 1913.503; AR 1913.397; 82 [Moore no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Hickory Bluff / Desota Co. / Florida'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered with Moore number printed in blue: '82'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card annotated in Geoffrey Bushnell's hand to read: 'Z 980 B is Weeden Island punctate'.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 980 A-C: 'Four fragments of pottery (two joined)'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
From Hickory Bluff Mound. Excavated by C.B. Moore in 1904. See archive (FR5/1/1) for notes and labels.
Event Date 1904
Author: maa
Context (References)
Moore, C.B. (1905). 'Miscellaneous Investigations in Florida'. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2nd series, vol. 13. p. 302 Fig.1
Event Date 1905
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd from a decorated vessel. Upright rim sherd with rounded top; decorated curvilinear grooves with areas filled with circular indentations; brown to red fabric.
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Analysis)
According to Jeffrey M. Mitchem ('The West and Central Florida Expeditions of Clarence B. Moore', 1999, p. 21), the site described by Moore as 'a mound hear Hickory Bluff' is is now known as Hickory Bluff Mound (site code 8CH5). Mitchem also dates the site as Safety Harbour, which has been added to the Period field.
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:305703
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