Hopewell pottery

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Hopewell pottery is a type of pottery. The Hopewell were located around the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers during the Middle Woodland Period. Pottery was an important part of the Hopewell culture. They often were very artistic when it came to their style of pottery, and the pottery was often ornately decorated.

This pottery was used in a variety of ways: from storage and cooking to holding offerings during burial ceremonies.

Although there are many techniques and methods of pottery production, the method most likely used in the Hopewell culture was the coiled method. After making the initial form of the vessel a paddle and anvil would then be used to further shape and smooth the pot. The final two steps are decoration and firing.

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