Pottery type
Fort Walton Incised Pottery
Fort Walton Incised1200 - 1500 A.D.Gulf Coast / Southeastern Ceramic TraditionsKey facts
- Age
- 1200 - 1500 A.D.
- Cultural period
- Gulf Coast / Southeastern Ceramic Traditions
- Material
- Clay tempered mainly with shell or fine sand; surfaces smoothed before incising and fired to buff, tan, reddish brown, or gray.
Description
Fort Walton Incised is a Gulf Coast / Southeastern Mississippian type showing incised lines and motifs cut into smoothed vessel surfaces. Designs often include horizontal bands, nested triangles, rectilinear patterns, and occasionally scrolls around the rim and upper body. Vessel forms include bowls, jars, and beakers, often with flaring rims or everted lips.
Size
Common vessels range from about 150 to 280 mm in diameter and 140 to 260 mm in height. Wall thickness is generally 4 to 8 mm.
Distribution
Found primarily in the eastern Florida panhandle and adjacent parts of Alabama and Georgia, especially around the Apalachicola and Choctawhatchee river drainages.
Additional information
Fort Walton Incised is a diagnostic type of the Fort Walton culture, which blends Mississippian influences with local Gulf Coast traditions. Motif and rim form are important for distinguishing it from Weeden Island and Pensacola incised types.