Tugalo Complicated Stamped

Background

Tugalo Complicated Stamped is the type name for Lamar Complicated Stamped at the Tugalo site, 9St1, in Stephens County. This may be a folk name among archaeologists and is not recommended for future use. Presumably defined by Arthur Kelly or, perhaps, Joseph Caldwell.

Sorting Criteria

Complicated stamping on grit temper pottery. Perhaps a larger amount of rectilinear elements according to Caldwell.

Geographical Range
Lake Hartwell under this name. As Lamar Complicated Stamped this type occurs over the entire state of Georgia into Alabama and Tennessee and northern Florida.
Chronological Range
Late Mississippian.
Temper
Grit Temper
Surface Treatment
Complicated Stamped