Accession No
Z 972 B
Description
Black, rough ware body sherd with incised, lined decoration going into swirled pattern at regular intervals, on surface. Interior possibly burnished.
Place
Americas; North America; United States of America; Georgia; McIntosh County; Darien; Lawton's Field Mounds
Period
Mississippian Lamar Period
Source
Moore, Clarence Bloomfield [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 972 B; 110 [Moore no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Object has white printed paper label with blue text on: '110' and a small paper label handwritten in black ink: 'Mound B. Darien, Ga. 2 1/4 ft. down.' and object also marked with pencil: 'B 2 1/4'
Event Date
Author: Genevieve Holt
Context (Analysis)
Geoffrey H.S. Bushnell note says: 'Lamar Period, Mississ. (Costal)'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 972 A-B: 'Two fragments of pottery'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
Moore, C.B. (1897). ‘Certain Aboriginal Mounds of the Georgia Coast'. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2nd series, vol. 11. pp. 15-20.
Event Date 1897
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Mound B, Lawton's Field Mounds. Excavated by C.B. Moore in 1896 or 1897. See archive (FR5/1/1) for notes and labels.
Event Date 1897
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Black, rough ware body sherd with incised, lined decoration going into swirled pattern at regular intervals, on surface. Interior possibly burnished.
Event Date 23/4/2025
Author: Genevieve Holt
FM:326723
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