Shell Tempered Sherds, Shell Tempered Sherds, Prehistoric Pottery Fragments
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: Five fragments of shell tempered pottery, including one rim sherd. The largest fragment measures 7.5 cm by 6 cm and the smallest piece is 3 cm by 2 cm. Tempering is visible on several of the sherds, all of which are somewhat rough and vary in color. The largest sherd has partly obliterated impressions on the exterior of the vessel. The vessel was possibly made during the Woodland period in Maryland or Eastern Pennsylvania. Attributed to: Nancy Cooey
label: Notes
content: Five fragments of shell tempered pottery, including one rim sherd. The largest fragment measures 7.5 cm by 6 cm and the smallest piece is 3 cm by 2 cm. Tempering is visible on several of the sherds, all of which are somewhat rough and vary in color. The largest sherd has partly obliterated impressions on the exterior of the vessel. The vessel was possibly made during the Woodland period.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 9
label: Record Last Modified
content: 25 May 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: North America, United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
culture: label: Culture
content: Woodland
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO2081
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Ceramic, Shell