Reyna Delikat, “Prehistoric Pottery: How Pots Played a Part in Daily Life”
Mentor: William Balco, Anthropology
Poster #219

The Rice Farm site (Dawson County, Georgia) was occupied during the Middle Woodland period (200 BCE to 600 CE). Archaeological excavations have recovered several thousand pottery sherds from the many pits and posts used during the occupation of a Native American village at the site. This paper presents the analytical results of qualitative and quantitative research exploring the use of pottery across the site. Quantities of different pottery types found in various contexts across the site were quantified and were then studied spatially to understand their distribution and use among the different structures found at the site. This aids in reconstructing past human behaviors at the site, providing a window into the past that would otherwise be lost due to the lack of written records.