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Lone Star Lake 58
Index of Texas Archaeology: Simms Engraved
  • Timothy K Perttula, Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University
  • Robert Z Selden, Jr., Heritage Research Center, Stephen F. Austin State University
Creation Date
1-1-2020
Description

SITE NAME OR SITE NUMBER: Lone Star Lake

VESSEL NO.: 58

NON-PLASTICS: none apparent

VESSEL FORM: Carinated bowl

RIM AND LIP FORM: Inverted rim and a rounded lip

CORE COLOR: B (fired and cooled in a reducing environment)

INTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark gray (10YR 3/1)

EXTERIOR SURFACE COLOR: very dark gray (10YR 3/1)

WALL THICKNESS (RIM, BODY, AND BASE IN MM): 6.3 mm, rim

INTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: smoothed

EXTERIOR SURFACE TREATMENT: burnished

HEIGHT (IN CM): 10.5

ORIFICE DIAMETER (IN CM): 19.1

DIAMETER AT BOTTOM OF RIM OR NECK (IN CM): 20.4

BASE DIAMETER (IN CM): 7.9

ESTIMATED VOLUME (IN LITERS): 1.2 liters

DECORATION: The rim panel has six sets of engraved rectangles around the vessel, the rectangles being defined by closely-spaced and short vertical engraved lines (between 4-7 lines). The area within the engraved rectangle also has downward-pointing triangular tick marks. The lip also has regular notching marks on it.

TYPE: Simms Engraved

Simms Engraved carinated bowl, Lone Star Lake site.

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Citation Information
Timothy K Perttula and Robert Z Selden. "Lone Star Lake 58" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zac_selden/2209/