“…Fox Lake ceramics, such as those appearing at the Arthur site, are moderately sized conical vessels made from sand tempered clay and can be found in southwest Minnesota, southeastern South Dakota, and western Iowa (Anfinson 1997;Benchley et al 1997). The earliest examples of Fox Lake ceramics appear to have many of the features which characterize early Woodland pottery, such as thicker walls, cord-marked exteriors, and trailing (Benn 1981aGregg 1987Gregg , 1990Lugenbeal 1982).…”