Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Fig. 45.—Potsherds, clay platform ])ipe fragments, projectile points, flake knives,and bannerstone fragment from village site in Marksville Fig. 46.—Vessels from mound 4. Center, unusual vessel combining twomethods of decoration: the usual northern Hopewell on the right side, flutedon the left side. Right, vessel with scroll design in the usual Flopewell tech-nique. Left, vessel with fluted design. 40 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION the rest of the surface roughened by roulette and zigzag. On the otherhalf is a well-balanced de
Explorations and field-work of the Smithsonian Institution in .. . Fig. 45.—Potsherds, clay platform ])ipe fragments, projectile points, flake knives,and bannerstone fragment from village site in Marksville Fig. 46.—Vessels from mound 4. Center, unusual vessel combining twomethods of decoration: the usual northern Hopewell on the right side, flutedon the left side. Right, vessel with scroll design in the usual Flopewell tech-nique. Left, vessel with fluted design. 40 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION the rest of the surface roughened by roulette and zigzag. On the otherhalf is a well-balanced design of deeply incised concentric and parallellines closely spaced, producing a complex fluted surface. The decora-tion on both covers the rounded base, which is slightly constrictedbetween the two patterns, giving the illusion that two small circularvessels had been joined together. Around the neck is the usual line ofbisected cone indentations (fig. 46). The conventionalized bird designand the bisected cones are found on vessels from the Hopewell moundsin the north. Rut the fluted design has ne\er been reported, althoughthis technique is used on several vessels and numerous potsherdsfrom Marksville. Thi
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