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Fox Lake Pottery dates from
200 BC to 900 AD, which corresponds to the Middle and Early Woodland periods.
It is found in southwestern and south-central Minnesota. Fox Lake Pottery dates from
200 BC to 900 AD, which corresponds to the Middle and Early Woodland periods.
It is found in southwestern and south-central Minnesota.
There are three types of Fox Lake Pottery: Fox Lake Vertical Cord-marked, Fox Lake Horizontal Cord-marked, and Fox Lake Trailed, which is the most common.
Fox Lake Trailed ceramics are characterized by trailed lines over a cord-marked or smooth surface. The trailing is usually limited to the rim and neck, with occasional vertical or oblique lines on the shoulder. The rim trailing is in the form of oblique lines, horizontal lines or a combination of the two. Bosses or punctates in a single horizontal row below the lip are common. Cord-wrapped stick or dentate impressions occasionally appear on upper inner rim and lip.
Fox Lake Vertical Cord-marked is very similar to the Fox Lake Trailed, except for its lack of decorative trailing. It features vertical cord marking, with a lack of exterior decoration except for occasional bosses or punctates. Cord-wrapped stick decoration is common on the interior upper rim.
Fox Lake Horizontal Cored-marked ceramics are characterized by horizontal to oblique cord marking with occasional punctates. The cord marking is often partially smoothed.
The temper of the pottery is usually grit, and the hardness averages about 3 on the Moh scale. The thickness ranges from 6 to 12 mm, usually averaging about 10 mm. The color of the pottery is dark gray to reddish brown. The surface temperament is cord marked; the methods of manufacturing the pottery have not been determined yet.
Anfinson, Scott F. A Handbook of Minnesota Prehistoric Ceramics, Minnesota Archaeological Society. Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 1979.
Franksworth, Kenneth B. Woodland Archaeology. Center for American Anthropology. Kampsville, Illinois. 1986.