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Corrugated Sherds
Tusayan Gray Ware, manufactured in the Kayenta cultural area of northeastern Arizona, was the most abundant of the imported ceramic wares found on site. The sherds shown here are all Tusayan Corrugated (A.D. 1050-1175), though several show a zoned pattern involving bands of pinched corrugations and unpinched bands.
Deadmans Gray Jar Sherds
Pictured here are the remains of a Deadmans Gray jar recovered from the upper fill of the pit house. This vessel may have rested on the roof before it collapsed and represents the most common pottery type found at the site.
Floyd Black-on-gray
This type of pottery (Floyd Black-on-gray) was made between A.D. 800 and 1025 and is associated with the Cohonina archaeological culture.
Floyd Black-on-gray, Close View
This photograph shows the broken edge of a piece of Floyd Black-on-gray pottery. The larger pieces that look like sand are called temper, which is used to strengthen ceramic vessels. Temper also helps archaeologists identify ceramic wares and types, and in some cases, can be used to determine where the vessel itself was made.
Medicine Black-on-red
Another type of imported ceramic found at the site was Tsegi Orange Ware, also manufactured in the Kayenta cultural area. Types represented include Medicine Black-on-red (shown here), which dates to A.D. 1050-1125, and Tusayan Black-on-red (A.D. 1065-1200).
Tsegi Orange Ware
The mend holes in these Tsegi Orange Ware sherds may indicate the value of traded wares, as holes like these were drilled on either side of a crack and then threaded with cotton or yucca thread or sinew to bind the crack and prolong the life of the vessel.
Tusayan White Ware
Tusayan White Ware is a ceramic type associated with the Kayenta archaeological culture of northeastern Arizona. These likely arrived at the site through trade.