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Table 2.5. Attributes of major named ceramic wares found in the N16 project area. Attribute Tusayan Gray Ware Tusayan White Ware Tsegi Orange Ware San Juan Red Ware Rainbow Gray Mesa Verde WW, Western Construction and thinning Coil and Scrape Coil and scrape Coil and scrape Coil and scrape Coil and scrape Coil and scrape Firing atmosphere Reducing Reducing Oxidizing; often misfired Oxidizing Uncontrolled? Reducing Firing Clouds Not common Not common Fairly frequent Not common Frequent Rare? Core Color Gray Gray carbon streak common Gray carbon streak common Gray carbon streak common Brown, gray, or black Medium to dark gray, to black Core Material Cretaceous sediment.ary clay, Mesa Verde group; variable iron Cretaceous sediment. clay, Mesa Verde group; low iron Sedimentary clay, probably Chinle Frm.; high iron Sedimentary clay, high iron Sedimentary clay, high iron, possibly Chinle Formation Sedimentary clay, iron-rich Temper Coarse quartz sand Medium to fine qrtz sand; volcanic ash (late) Crushed sherd, some sand Finely crushed andesite or diorite rock Crushed sandstone with white matrix Crushed sandstone, sherd, or combination; rarely igneous rock Texture of Core Coarse Fine Fine to medium Very fine Coarse Fine to medium Surface Finish Fough early and late; corrugated in PII-EPIII Polished, sometimes slipped Usually polished, often slipped; sometimes plain/rough Polished, often slipped Corrugated, obliterated corrugated, rough Often slipped white, thin and washy, often only partial Paint None Black, organic Mineral black, hematite red, occasional kaolin white (late) Mineral black, occasionally red (early) None Black, organic? Smudging Rare early Occasional on bowl exterior Occasional on bowl exterior--late No No No? Indented, Tooling Often, especially in PII period No No No No? No Color of Surface Gray, usually light gray White Orange, or red if slipped Orange, or red if slipped Red, orange, brown, gray Dark gray to black unslipped, washy white where slipped Fillet rim Always after PI No No No Yes No Forms Jars, bowls and ladles rare, plates (pukis), figurines bowls, jars, ladles, figurines, plates (pukis) Bowls, jars, ladles, colanders Bowls, jars, ladles Jars Bowls, jars Distribution Widespread on Colorado Plateau, centered on Black Mesa Widespread on Colorado Plateau, traded south to Phx Basin, west to California Colorado Plateau, focused on Kayenta, found south to Tucson Basin Colorado Plateau, focused on SE Utah Rainbow Plateau Centered on area north of San Juan River, west of Comb Ridge, flanks of Elk Ridge