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Fig. 14. Pottery Fragments found in Midden No. 2. Mostly vessels having

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On fig. 15, at No. 5, one small portion of a straight rim is shown, reddish in colour, of fine texture, and having no decoration.

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On fig. 17 there is a portion of a straight rim, shown at No. 3, which appears to be without decoration except for a moulding running round at of an inch from the top. This fragment measures of an inch in thickness, is brown in colour, and is slightly coarser than the rims heretofore described.

I now come to the portions of rims which appear to be everted. Two (Nos. 4 and 7) are illustrated on fig. 14.

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No. 4 is split vertically, which precludes the possibility of giving its thickAs will be seen, however, the top is quite flat, and the only ornamentation visible (which unfortunately, however, does not appear in the illustration) is a repeated thumb impression close to the lip.

No. 7 is of an inch in thickness, and the decoration commences at of an inch from the top. It consists of a band of five horizontal lines, made by a notched or comb-like instrument. Below is a plain band of an inch in breadth, and another similar decorated zone appears to be below this.

Both the above fragments seem to have been made of a fine paste. No. 7, however, is finer in texture and redder in colour than No. 4, which is more of a reddish brown.

On fig. 15 a number of fragments are represented, varying in thickness from of an inch, as in No. 1, to 3 of an inch, as in No. 6.

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 are all of fine texture, red in colour, well fired, and show reddish brown in fracture.

Nos. 6 and 9 are slightly coarser in texture, No. 6 being red in colour, while No. 9 is brown.

Nos. 1 to 4 are decorated with the impressed cord device, running horizontally, and commencing at from of an inch from the top, as in No. 2, to of an inch from the top, as in No. 4.

No. 3, it will be noticed, has a slight groove running round the inside of the lip.

No. 6 is bevelled on the inside, 1 of an inch downwards from the top, and its decoration consists of a single impression of a large cord placed horizontally, 13 of an inch from the top.

Nos. 7 and 9 show no decoration.

On fig. 16, eight fragments of everted rims are shown. These are all decorated with the impressed cord pattern placed horizontally, and commencing at a distance of from of an inch to an inch from the top, as shown in Nos. 8 and 3 respectively. In thickness these shards vary from of an inch, as in No. 6, to of an inch, as in No. 1. All are made of a good paste, are reddish in colour, well fired, and, with the exception of No. 8, show reddish brown in fracture. The latter is of a paler red colour, and shows a blue-grey in fracture. As will be seen from the illustration, this fragment is decorated on the inside with four rows of the twisted-cord pattern.

No. 7 has an overhanging lip.

Three undecorated everted rims, Nos. 1, 2, and 4, are shown on fig. 17. These are all of fine texture, well fired, and of a good red colour. No. 2,

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Fig. 15. Pottery Fragments found in Midden No. 2. Mostly vessels with everted rims. (.)

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Fig. 17. Pottery Fragments found in Midden No. 2. Vessels with everted rims.

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