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Hamilton Scraped

Background

This type is part of the Hamilton series named by Tom Lewis and Madeline Kneberg, but we do not know where or if it was actually defined in print. This was named after Hamilton County, Tennessee. Broyles says the name is no longer used.

Sorting Criteria

Scraping of the surface of limestone-tempered pottery?

Geographical Range
Eastern Tennessee. If this occurs in Georgia at all it would be in northwestern or north-central Georgia.
Chronological Range
Late Woodland.
Surface Treatment