Prescott Gray Ware was the pottery made and used by the Prescott culture, and is typically found around the San Francisco Mountains, west to the Walapai mountains, and south to the vicinity of Yarnell Hill. (April Peters 2023 - American Southwest Virtual Museum).
According to Oppelt (2007:138), Prescott Gray Ware “is found in the vicinity of Prescott, Arizona. The name Prescott Gray is somewhat of a misnomer as the ware often has an orange or brownish color. Prescott Gray Ware is fired in an oxidizing atmosphere that is partly reducing. The temper is quartz sand, crushed rock and mica. Mica flakes are usually evident on...
Interior rim of a Prescott Black-on-gray olla. Image reproduced from the NAU American Southwest Virtual Museum: https://swvirtualmuseum.nau.edu/wp/index.php/artifacts/pottery/prescott-gray-ware/
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Types include: Prescott Gray and Prescott Black-on-gray.
Archaeological Culture: Prescott
Date Range: A.D. 1000-1300.
Construction: By paddle and anvil.
Firing: Partially in an oxidizing atmosphe...
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