Ceramic Period Maine

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Ceramic period maine.

George river estuary in maine. Ceramic period occupation of the central maine coast. The information that we have indicates that a paper copy may be located at maine historic preservation commission augusta. And as in all cultures and evidenced in the archaeological record technologies and traditions changed over time.

Masters thesis memorial university of newfoundland. This study reveals that ceramic period coastal hunter gatherers in maine used an assortment. 1989 the archaic ceramic period transition in new brunswick and maine. Vessels were sometimes collared and vessel form was often less conical.

And as in all cultures and evidenced in the archaeological record technologies and traditions changed over time. Your admission fees donations membership and shop purchases support education exhibits and collections care. Sign in view cart help. Ceramic period linear incised pottery sherd the most recent prehistoric maine pottery tends to have much thinner walls than do earlier pots.

The abbe museum is a private non profit. An analysis of stemmed biface morphology. Another technological change occurred at about 2800 years ago as maine native americans adopted or borrowed from further south along the atlantic coast the making of fired clay pottery. The upper damariscotta river is famous for its enormous oyster shell heaps also called middens.

George river drainage. This sherd specimen is decorated with linear incision linear. Hunter gatherer estuarine adaptations in the st. Native people have lived in the area now called maine for many thousands of years.

English pdf migrated pdf a conversion from original format. Archaeologists call the last 2800 to 3000 years or so of maine pre contact culture the ceramic period. Manufacturing techniques appear to remain similar however. Application pdf accepted version.