Accession No
Z 981 F-H
Description
Three sherds from two decorated vessels. F and G are two body sherds of oragne fabric with a blackened surface, decorated with stamped geometric motifs including triangles and hexagons; H is a rim sherd of orange fabric, with slightly everted and thickened rim, decorated below the rim with a band of stamped scrolling motifs.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Florida; Duval County; Alicia
Period
Middle Woodland St Johns Ia
Source
Moore, Clarence Bloomfield [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 981 F-H; 117 [Moore no.]; 118 [Moore no.]; 119 [Moore no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
Z 981 F-H displayed by Geoffry H.S. Bushnell as 'Middle Woodland, N.E. Florida, Santa Rosa, Swift Creek sub period. Variations of Swift Creek Complicated Stamp ware.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label adhered to H: 'Alicia, Duval Co., Fla. / Mound B'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
F and G marked in black ink: 'Mound B / Alicia / Duval Co. / Florida'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Labels adhered with Moore number printed in blue
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 981 A-H: 'Eight pottery fragments.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Moore, C.B. (1895). ‘Certain River Mounds of Duval County, Florida’. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2nd series, vol. 10. pp. 448-502.
Event Date 1895
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
From Low Mound B, Alicia. Excavated by C.B. Moore in 1895. See archive (FR5/1/1) for notes and labels.
Event Date 1895
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
According to Jeffrey M. Mitchem ('The West and Central Florida Expeditions of Clarence B. Moore', 1999, p. 21), Mound B at Alicia is now known as Low Mound B (site code 8DU31). Mitchem also dates the site as St Johns Ia, which has been added to the Period field.
Event Date 16/4/2025
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Three sherds from two decorated vessels. F and G are two body sherds of oragne fabric with a blackened surface, decorated with stamped geometric motifs including triangles and hexagons; H is a rim sherd of orange fabric, with slightly everted and thickened rim, decorated below the rim with a band of stamped scrolling motifs.
Event Date 17/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:326711
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