Pottery: Evidence of Ancient Fabric

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Chickasaw weaver and clothing designer Margaret Roach Wheeler says that evidence of ancient Chickasaw fibers and fabric have been found in pottery excavated from mound sites such as Wickliffe Mounds.

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