Pottery type
Deptford Check-Stamped Pottery
Deptford Check-Stamped500 - 100 B.C.Woodland PotteryKey facts
- Age
- 500 - 100 B.C.
- Cultural period
- Woodland Pottery
- Material
- Clay tempered with sand or grit; surfaces stamped with a check-carved paddle before firing, leaving characteristic rectilinear impressions.
More from the Woodland period
Description
Deptford Check-Stamped is an Early–Middle Woodland pottery type defined by check-stamped impressions made with a carved paddle pressed onto vessel exteriors. The check pattern appears as small, square or rectangular depressions covering most of the surface. Vessels are usually jars with slightly constricted necks and simple rims, used for cooking and storage.
Size
Jars commonly range from about 160 to 300 mm in rim diameter and 180 to 320 mm in height. Wall thickness is typically 6 to 10 mm, thicker toward the base.
Distribution
Occurs along the Atlantic coastal plain from South Carolina through Georgia into northern Florida, with some extension inland into river valleys and onto the Gulf Coast.
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Additional information
Deptford Check-Stamped is a key type for early ceramic traditions along the southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It helps define the Deptford culture and its spread inland along major rivers.