Ceramics from the 1971–1977 Excavations at the Seip Earthworks

Abstract

The 1971–1977 Ohio Historical Society excavations at Seip recovered ceramics from soils covering the floor plans of seven structures. For the most part, the sherds are very fragmentary, with few rim sherds. Types are in proportions consistent with other areas of the site. The distribution of sherds across the excavated structures and between strata does not show any patterns which could shed light on possible activities within the structures. Conversely, weathering of sherds, even those found within features and post molds, implies their source in debris which had been exposed to the elements for some time before being spread over the dismantled structures.