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Table 29. Vessel-Volume Data, Sand Canyon Pueblo | ||||
Ware/Form/Size Class | Mean Orifice Diameter (mm) |
Mean Volume (ml) |
Mean Volume by Ladlesa | Mean Volume by Small Bowlsb |
White ware ladle | 114 | 264 | ||
Small white ware bowl | 159 | 808 | 3.06 | |
Large white ware bowl | 284 | 4,548 | 17.23 | 5.63 |
Small corrugated gray jar | 106 | 2,826 | NA | 3.50 |
Medium corrugated gray jar | 171 | 12,879 | 48.78 | 15.94 |
Large corrugated gray jar | 190 | 22,443 | 85.01 | 27.78 |
NA = Not applicable, because the mean orifice diameter of small corrugated gray jars is smaller than the mean orifice diameter of ladles. a Number of ladle-fulls (with a mean volume of 264 ml) needed to fill a vessel of the given class. b Number of small bowls (with a mean volume of 808 ml) that can be filled from a vessel of the given class. |
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