Have you ever found… pottery? Dr. Connie Arzigian discusses low-fired pottery made by Native Americans in the Upper Midwest from about 500 BC to the early 1600s. Check the timestamps below to learn more about pottery in general, and how to recognize it.
Dr. Connie Arzigian is an MVAC Research Associate and a Teaching Professor in the Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
Here’s what the video covers, and some links for further information:
Timecodes
00:00
00:06 - Introduction
04:43 – Pottery or Stone?
09:17 – Identifying Archaeological Native-Made Pottery
12:46 - Summary and Sources for Further Information
Artifact Identification
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse works mainly in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa and can provide information related to that region. If you would like information on artifacts, email a description of the item and where it was found, and attach a picture of the artifact with a scale to show its size. For more information visit MVAC’s website at: https://www.uwlax.edu/mvac/contact/.
For information on other regions, we suggest contacting the appropriate state archaeologist from the following list: https://sites.google.com/view/state-archaeologists.