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Estimating Original Firing Tempieraiure in Low Fired Prehistoric Ceramics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2011
Abstract
The river valley clays used for prehistoric pottery throughout much of Eastern North America require a nonplastic additive, or temper, to improve their workability and reduce drying shrinkage. During the Late Prehistoric (roughly after 900 AD) crushed shell was added as temper along most of the river valleys of the Midwest and along portions of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
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