Journal article
Pottery Production at the Mugler Site (14CY1-A), A Central Plains Tradition House in North-Central Kansas
Plains anthropologist, Vol.46(175), pp.5-20
02/01/2001
DOI: 10.1080/2052546.2001.11932053
Abstract
Clay processing and resource use were investigated at the Mugler site, a late prehistoric site in north-central Kansas. Seven sherds from Mugler (14CYJ-A) were thin-sectioned for petrographic analysis and three were also submitted for x-ray diffraction. Two sherds from the Steed-Kisker type site (23PLJ 3) in western Missouri were included in the petrographic analysis for comparison. Data from these analyses were compared to published data to determine which clay accumulations or deposits were the most likely sources for prehistoric potters at Mugler. Montmorillonite-rich alluvial clays were probably used for most of the vessels sampled. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pottery Production at the Mugler Site (14CY1-A), A Central Plains Tradition House in North-Central Kansas
- Creators
- Margaret Beck - University of Arizona
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Plains anthropologist, Vol.46(175), pp.5-20
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/2052546.2001.11932053
- ISSN
- 0032-0447
- eISSN
- 2052-546X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Record Identifier
- 9984270193702771
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