Artifacts
by Jonathan D. Till and Scott G. Ortman |
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Table 30. Vessel Volume and Caloric Yield | ||||
Mean Volume (ml) | Grams of Dry Cornmeal Needed to Fill Vessel | Calories Yielded | Number of People Serveda | |
White ware ladle | 264 | 47 | 172 | 0.3 |
Small white ware bowl | 808 | 145 | 537 | 1.0 |
Large white ware bowl | 4,548 | 816 | 3,022 | 5.6 |
Small corrugated gray jar | 2,826 | 507 | 1,851 | 3.4 |
Medium corrugated gray jar | 12,879 | 2,311 | 8,435 | 15.7 |
Large corrugated gray jar | 22,443 | 4,027 | 14,699 | 27.4 |
a Assumes each person is a 5'4" male weighing 130 lbs (Kamp 1998*1). | ||||
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