CERAMIC TYPOLOGY


 Magn ', Series

 Vessels of this series are tempered with an admixture of clay
and grit. Apparently, lumps of clay were taddld. in fairly large
quantities, to what otherwise would be called Botany paste. M\lagnlls
paste is sometimes contorted as if lumps of dry clay had been added
during the kneading process. The dlllitionl of this clay temper tends
to produce a yellowish ware with a "slick" surface.
 Magens Series vessels are made by coiling, exhibit (conideliable
variation in wall thickness (5-13 mm.), and are a little softer in
surface hardness (2 to 21/2 on Moh's scale) than wares previously
described. Surfaces are smooth but rather uneven. C0(lo varies
from a gray yellow to a yellowish pink on surfaces while cores may
be yellowish or gray in color.
Magens Plain-vessels of Magens paste without any decoration.
Shapes are similar to those listed under Botany Plain but Magens
Plain containers appear limited to small-si/cd vessels. The only
pedestal base we found (P1. IV, 1) was made of 'Magens paste.
Mag,'rins rim points-rim points from vessels of MIagcn, paste are
in the M.igcns Bay collections.
Mtlageri Horned-vessels of this type, as described under Botany
Horned but made of Magens paste, are included in the collection
from the Magens Bay site.
Magens red-painted-sherds of Magens paste which bear red paint
but no other decoration are included here. Sometimes the red
paint is applied to only part of the vessel so that it appears red
and yellow in color.
Malgerns Painted Plates-like Botany Painted Plates but with the
inclusion of clay temper.
Magens Griddles-these are similar except for paste to those de-
scribed under the Botany Series.

 Bay Series

 Vessels of this series are tempered with a mixture of crushed
 shell and grit. Surfaces exhibit small pits, some of which still con-
 tain fragments of shell. Bits of shell are also found in vessel walls
 but are more easily detected in surface pits. The shell is very finely
 ground and its amount, relative to that of grit, is small.