Preliminary report on the 1937 excavations, Bc 50-51, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, with some distributional analyses

Designs: Fine lines in parallel groups in stepped figures, lines often
crossing at corners, solid triangles, small pendant dots on triangles
or on lines.

Forms: Bowls, jars, pitchers, ladles.

Comparison: Similar to Kiatuthlanna Black on White but differs somewhat
in design. Transition from polished Red Mesa Black on

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White into unpolished Escavada Black on White is apparent in
many sherds which show characteristics of each type.

Table 4
HARDNESS TESTS OF SHERDS[14]

	N	H	N	H	N	H	N	H
Lino Gray	32	4.5	3	4.0	2	3.5
La Plata B on W	10	4.5
Red Mesa B on W	33	4.5	10	4.0
Kana-a Neck-banded	11	4.5	15	4.0	5	3.5
Escavada B on W	37	4.5	9	4.0	1	3.5
McElmo B on W	10	4.5	12	4.0	1	3.5
Wingate B on R	14	4.5	12	4.0	9	3.5	1	3.0
Gallup B on W	41	4.5	4	4.0	2	3.5
Exuberant Corr.	33	4.5	13	4.0	4	3.5
Chaco Corrugated	18	4.5	8	4.0	1	3.5
Chaco B on W	22	4.5	5	4.0
Deadman's B on R	5	4.5	2	4.0	1	3.5

[13]

Gladwin, 1934, Fig. 8; Mera, 1935, p. 3 and Pl. 1. Red Mesa Black on White,
named by Gladwin but not previously fully described appears to be indigenous to both
the Red Mesa and Chaco districts. As used by Gladwin the type covers what has been
divided into the two types, Red Mesa Black on White and Escavada Black on White,
in the Chaco. This division has been made on the basis of typology and of stratigraphy.

[14]

In this table "N" stands for number of sherds tested, "H," for their hardness.

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Red Mesa Black on White[13] (See Plates 7 and 11)

Table 4 HARDNESS TESTS OF SHERDS[14]

Table 4
HARDNESS TESTS OF SHERDS[14]