Tuzigoot Plain is an Alamada Brown Ware type found in the Middle Verde Valley, Arizona.

Archaeological Culture: Sinagua

Date Range: A.D. 1150-1400.

Construction: By paddle and anvil.

Firing
In an oxidizing atmosphere at low temperatures; jar exteriors usually oxidized and carbon is often not entirely burned out of the core.

Core Color: Gray, red, brown; often carbon impregnated.

Carbon Streak: Yes.

Temper: Very fine quartz sand with sparse to medium amounts of white, gray, tan, red, brown, or black inclusions.

Surface Finish: Smooth, sometimes polished; slightly bumpy; scraping marks are sometimes present.

Surface Color: Buff, reddish brown, brown, or black.

Forms: Jars and bowls.

Vessel Thickness: 6 to 9 mm.

Decoration: None.

Comparisons: Verde Brown has quartz and feldspar temper.

Compiled from the following sources:
Colton, Harold. (1958) Pottery Types of the Southwest. Museum of Northern Arizona Ceramic Series No. 3D. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Compiled by:
Meghann M. Vance, Northern Arizona University Anthropology Laboratories.