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    Shoto Clay - Wares from the Lake River Ceramics Horizon of Southwest Washington State, Part 1 - Figurines - David Heath
    This paper is the first of several that have been proposed with an aim of contributing to the body of knowledge related to the subject of ceramic wares, which have been recovered from the Lower Columbia River region in Southwest Washington State and are commonly referred to as Shoto Clay or Lake River Ceramics. Previous research and reporting on this subject has been limited due to a lack of professionally lead excavations and the limited availability of wares from which scientific study might b...

    Shoto Clay - Wares from the Lake River Ceramics Horizon of Southwest Washington State, Part 2 - Club Heads - David Heath
    This paper is the second of several that have been proposed with an aim of contributing to the body of knowledge related to the subject of ceramic wares, which have been recovered from the Lower Columbia River region in Southwest Washington State and are commonly referred to as Shoto Clay or Lake River Ceramics. Previous research and reporting on this subject has been limited due to a lack of professionally lead excavations and the limited availability of wares from which scientific study might ...

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    David
    Thanks for posting. Those are something else. Love the animal shapes. Learn something new everyday. Looking into the botton of the bowl it looks like these were made free hand, no coils used.
    Jack

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    • #3
      Good eye and your observation is 100% correct.  All shoto Clay wares were hand-molded.  - David

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      • #4
        What is the average thickness of the walls on those pots?
        Jack

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          There were a number of effigy bowls reviewed.  The wall thickness were highly variable.  For some of the lagest examples, wall thickness approah 3/4".  There should be a paper out later in the year that dsicusses the bowls. - David

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