Bowl Plain with Punctated Rim

Shell tempered

Pottery first appeared in Arkansas around 500 BCE. The use of burned shell as a tempering material became widespread in the region circa 900 CE and allowed potters to create thinner and lighter vessels with a wider variety of shapes.

This nearly intact pot was discovered during a cave mapping training exercise. Approximately 85% of the pot was recovered from the site. Although pottery fragments have been recovered from numerous sites inthe park, this is the most complete example in the park's collection.