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Introduction
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Early Period
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Middle Period
- Introduction
- Berkeley Series
- Connestee Simple Stamped
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Deptford Series
- Deptford Overview
- Deptford Brushed
- Deptford Incised
- Deptford Cord Marked
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped / Fabric Impressed
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped/Cord Marked
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped/Simple Stamped
- Deptford Simple Stamped
- Deptford Zoned-Incised Punctate
- Deptford Check Stamped
- Oak Leaf
- Oemler
- Swift Creek Complicated Stamped
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Textile Marked Wares
- Woodland Plain
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Late Period
- Introduction
- Adamson
- Dan River Series
- Etowah Complicated Stamped
- Irene Complicated Stamped
- Irene Incised
- Lamar Complicated Stamped
- Napier Complicated Stamped
- Oldtown Series
- Pee Dee Complicated Stamped
- Santee Simple Stamped
- Savannah Series
- St. Catherines Series
- Uwharrie Series
- Woodstock Complicated Stamped
- Historic Period
- References
Savannah Burnished Plain
from David Anderson's type description
Background
The type Savannah Burnished Plain was originally defined by Caldwell and Waring based on materials recovered from a series of sites in and around the city of Savannah in County, Georgia. DePratter (1991: 96): has recently offered a slightly revised type description, based on his work with the WPA collections.
Sorting Criteria
Burnished exterior surfaces with smoothed or burnished interiors. Paste is characterized by appreciable fine sand and grit (0.5-2.0 mm).
Distribution
Savannah Burnished Plain ceramics are found throughout the eastern Georgia Coastal Plain and Piedmont, and are also present in northwest Georgia where they are sometimes described as Wilbanks Caldwell and Waring Wauchope 1966, Sears 1950). The type is also fairly common in the southeastern Coastal Plain of South Carolina, along the Savannah River and in the Sea Island area, The ware (and all Mississippian types) are rare along minor drainages (Anderson 1975a, 1975b). The ware appears to be progressively uncommon to the northeast of the Savannah.
Chronological Pposition
Middle Mississippian period (AD 1200-AD 1400).
Primary References
Caldwell and Waring (1939a, 1939b); Caldwell and (1941); Waring 1968c; DePratter (1991:186).