Preliminary analysis of the ceramic Assemblage from Etzanoa (14CO3)
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Etzanoa (14CO3) is an ancestral Wichita site located in south central Kansas on the confluence of the Walnut and Arkansas rivers. The site lies within the Lower Walnut Focus, a component of the Great Bend aspect and it is characterized by a diverse and regionally distinct archaeological assemblage. This study explores the ceramic assemblage recovered during the 2017 to 2019 field seasons conducted by Wichita State University. To facilitate this research, the ceramic assemblage was assessed for attributes such as raw material use, temper, atmospheric firing, surface treatment, decoration, form, and ware type. These attributional features were then compared to previously known and established ceramic assemblages in the Great Bend aspect. Though the primary intent of this study was to assess the ceramic assemblage for distinct attributes, the temporal associations found within nonlocal ceramics are a critical component of our research. Because ceramics change more rapidly than other forms of material culture, this analysis is necessary to better understand chronological sequencing in the Great Bend aspect.
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Research completed in the Department of Anthropology, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
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v. 20

