Changes in Paste Recipes Over Time in Pre-Contact Ceramics from the Theriault/Waring Site in Burke County, Georgia

This thesis analyzes pottery found at the Theriault/Waring site in Burke County, Georgia (9BK2). While the site has been highly disturbed, the ceramic assemblage represents artifacts ranging from the Late Archaic (5800 BP-3800 BP) to the Late Mississippian periods (1350 CE-1600 CE). This thesis reports 1) visual analysis and stylistic identification and 2) geochemical analysis of a sample of the assemblage. This thesis draws on these analyses to investigate ho ceramic production and participation in networks exchange might relate to societal changes in the greater Southeast area.