Limestone Sherd and Ground Limestone Temper, Limestone Sherd and Ground Limestone Temper, Prehistoric Stone Material for Pottery
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
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: A fragment of limestone tempered pottery and a plastic vial of ground limestone. The fragment measures 4.5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide. The sherd is a light brown color with a pitted interior and impressed, patterned exterior. The vial contains a small amount of roughly ground limestone, which would have been used to temper ceramics.
label: Notes
content: A fragment of limestone tempered pottery and a plastic vial of ground limestone. The fragment measures 4.5 cm long by 3.5 cm wide. The sherd is a light brown color with a pitted interior and impressed, patterned exterior. The vial contains a small amount of roughly ground limestone, which would have been used to temper ceramics.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 25 May 2023
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: EO2183
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Ceramic, Limestone