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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
St. Catherines Burnished Plain
from David Anderson's type description
Background
The type St. Catherines Burnished Plain was originally formally defined by DePratter (1979: 131) based on materials in collections from WPA-era excavations at the mouth of the Savannah. The description was modified from an earlier unpublished study by William Steed The finish is a minority type at the mouth of the Savannah River.
Sorting Criteria
The exteriors are burnished while the interiors are careless smoothed; the burnishing is described as "often done in parallel alignments or resulting in undulating, 'fluted' surface" (DePratter 1991: 182). The paste is characterized by crushed sherds or clay/grog from 3 to 5 mm in maximum dimension. The grog/sherd temper elements are smaller, on the average, than in Wilmington Cord Marked assemblages.
Distribution
Sea Island area of northern Georgia and extreme southwestern South Carolina, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Savannah River.
Chronological Position
Terminal Late Woodland / initial Mississippian (ca. AD 1000-1 50).
Primary References
DePratter (1979: 131;1991 :182 183), Steed (nd)