CERAMIC TYPOLOGY


 Shapes include miniature containers (Pls. III, j; V, 1), boat-
shaped vessels, and the dish and bowl forms shown in Figure 3 ex-
cept for the top two (flaring bowls found only with Coral paste).
Bases are flat or slightly concave with a low ring (Pls. II, h; IX, e)
and narrow in proportion to the overall width of vessels. Rims may
be slightly thickened or thinned by pinching but usually are the
same width as vessel walls. Lips have simple rounded or flat-rounded
surfaces except in the case of some boat -shapl d containers where
the rim is widened and the lip flattened.
 Plati. and griddles (Fig. 3, lowest two forms) while usually
made of Botany paste are not included in the definition of Botany
Plain. Sherds from these forms can be sorted from those of Botany
Plain vessels on the basis of shape, form, and thickness (or painted
decoration) reasonably well.
Botany rim points-rim points of Botany paste (Pls. III, i; V, b; VI,
h; VII, c; XI, g) have been included under this designation for
purposes of analysis. Such rim points, presumably, indicate boat-
shaped vessels. Botany rim points do not constitute a pottery type
but have been separated from Botany Plain to give an indication
of the presence of boat-shaped vessels and because such points are
not found on vessels made of Coral paste. Rim sherds with sloping
lips, indicating they came from boat-shaped vessels, have been
included in the Botany rim point category.
Botany Narrow Handled-vessels (or parts of vessels) of Botany
paste having either functional or nonfunctional, coil or strap
handles provided they are not both wide and flat. Functional
handles may be undecorated, may exhibit vertical incised lines (P1.
III, k), or may extend higher than vessel lips with (P1. XII, m) or
without grooving. Similarly, nonfunctional handles, having no
space between strap or coil and vessel wall, may have incision below
(P1. X, f) or extend above vessel lips and be grooved (P1. II, d).
Occasionally, they occur in pairs (P1. X, d).
 Appendages on the sides of rims, (Pls. III, 1; V, i; VI, e), which
might be considered vestigial handles, are not included under this
definition.
Botany Wide Handled-vessels (or parts of vessels) of Botany paste
with wide, flat, and relatively thin strap handles. These handles are
frequently decorated with simple, peglike knobs (P1. XIII, h; Rouse