Etowah Burnished Plain

Background

Named after the Etowah site or valley by William Sears.

Sorting Criteria

Burnished plain on sand-tempered pottery. Some bowls have notched added rim strips or applique human faces. Vessel forms are compressed globular bowls and open bowls.

Geographical Range
The Piedmont of Georgia as far south as Macon and Milledgeville into the center to the state.
Chronological Range
Middle Mississippian, Etowah period.
Temper
Sand Temper
Surface Treatment
Plain
Pottery Image(s)