Ocmulgee Fields Smoothed

Background

Named by Robert Wauchope for material upstream from Macon. No one else has really used this type and it is not recommended.

Sorting Criteria

Smoothed fine sand-tempered pottery. Known vessel forms include bowls with flaring and straight to out-curved sides, bowls with rounded and vertical to faintly flaring sides, rounded with incurved rims, and dishes with widely flaring straight sides.

Geographical Range
Central Georgia along Fall Line.
Chronological Range
Late Mississippian, Historic period.
Temper
Sand Temper
Surface Treatment
Plain