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Cobb Island Complicated Stamped

Background

Named by Richard Polhemus and James Polhemus, Jr. A very distinctive early Mississippian type in upper eastern Tennessee. Probably a name that should not be used in Georgia. Roy Dickens equated it with Pisgah Complicated Stamped.

Sorting Criteria

Complicated stamping on grit-tempered.

Geographical Range
Eastern Tennessee.
Chronological Range
Early to Middle Mississippian.
Temper
Surface Treatment