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intermittently to catzp, to hunt and fish a wide variety of
the local fauna, with the freshwater shellfish as an added
attraction.
A srall study collection of 158 shsrds came from a
half dozen different looations around the springs and in the
"@yard" to the lodge. This is a small sample but again it
analyzes into a homogeneous assemblage which correlates
close4 with the results of investigations at other sites along
the lower Flint and at the "spring sites" along Spring Creek,
One is struck by the heavier percentage of the small check
stamped class (Vakulla), making up 126 sherds or 79.8% of the
total. Of these 20 are good'rimsherds affording neat oross-
sectional study of the general pottery morphology. The same
rim types occur in the same proportion as at other sites,
generally small folded rims, either rounded with a definite
exterior beveling; or flattened or V'pleatedVV with the sxterior
fold pressed down confluent with the body of the veseel. A
tendency to small jars with more or less constricted orifices
is noted. The cheeks vary from minute or small to intermediate
and are shaped in squares or lozenges. They are not deeply
impressed or stamped and vany show faintly only in rsfleoted
light. Considsrable smoothing or smearing in parts of the body
is evident, as much as 3C$ of the olass.
Again, the two strongest minority wares are the snoothed
plain or burnished ware, which occurs mostly in bowl forms, and
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