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Hello everyone
 
        My name is Holly Martelle Hayter and I am a second year PhD student
at the University of Toronto.
        My research interest is Huron ceramics (proto-historic and historic
period) and I am currently developing a research strategy designed to reveal
individual and/or village potting styles. Emphasis is placed on the incised
designs present on the lip and collar of Huron vessels. However, my focus is
on the technical aspects of design (tool use, order of decorative and
forming processes etc.) that might act as "fingerprints" for individual
potters or potting "schools."  My research is currently limited to three or
four proto-historic Huron sites within  a well defined locale. According to
the excavators of these sites, at least one potting tradition ( or potter)
seems to be present on at least two of these sites and this could possibly
represent a village relocation.
        I am looking for ways to "measure" incised designs - ways that might
reveal "micro-styles" or idiosyncracies. I have looked at work by Hill,
Hardin, Johnson,  Wright  and others but I need more methodological
information.  Does anyone know of any work that has used a similar approach
that I have not mentioned? Do any descriptions exist that explain how to
distinguish and measure different types and features of incised and
impressed lines?  or how to define operation sequences?
        I am also looking for a method to measure depth of incised lines. My
sample will consist primarily of sherds rather than whole pots as few entire
vessels are found intact on Huron sites or can be reconstructed. Any
opinions on which attributes, etc. might be useful to look at would be welcome.
 
Thanks in advance
 
Holly Martelle Hayter
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University of Toronto
Department of Anthropology