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Yesterday's post by CMD under typology of the northeast titled cape stemmed was very informative. In it he referenced a bulletin of the Massachusetts archaeological society. In the bulletin they mention pottery marked with scallop shells. This is a piece of pottery I found years ago while snorkeling in front of one of my best spots. I was always pretty sure it was marked with scallop shells but this was the first time I read something mentioning this practice.
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Hey Kaz, That is a beautiful potsherd. That must have been a huge pot. Thanks for showing it.Michigan Yooper
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Sweet rimsherd...the lines on the rim edge are cool..and if that is scallop shell work on the body. . wow coolSW ConnecticutComment
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Fingernail impressions? I bet they had some long nails back then. It’s a nice piece I’d have it in a frame just like artworkNW Georgia,Comment
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That’s a really nice piece. Could be fingernail, could be scallop edge...hard to tell for sure, but I’ve seen lots of fingernail and that would be a fairly large finger-maybe a thumb nail.Wandering wherever I can, mostly in Eastern Arkansas, always looking down.Comment
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Really interesting pot sherd . I love how they did the rim also with the design . Nail or shell it’s a beauty .Comment
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Well it's been a few years since I've been to the spot where I found this piece of pottery so I figured I should go back and have a look around. Easier said than done as I used to take a canoe to get there. This time I took a boogie board and my mask and fins. I had to swim across part of the bay then snorkel a few hundred yards of shoreline to get there. I searched the exact spot where I found it hoping to find another piece as I have found two other small pieces of what is probably the same pot at other times in the past. No luck this time. I picked up a small scallop shell from the shore to show an example of what they possibly used to decorate the pot.
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