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Pottery type
Orange Fiber-Tempered Ware
Orange Fiber-Tempered Ware2500 – 1000 B.C.Archaic Fiber-Tempered PotteryKey facts
- Age
- 2500 – 1000 B.C.
- Cultural period
- Archaic Fiber-Tempered Pottery
- Material
- Clay tempered with chopped plant fibers. When fired, the fibers burn out, leaving characteristic voids throughout the ceramic body.
More from the Archaic period
Description
Orange Fiber Tempered Ware is one of the oldest pottery traditions in North America, associated with coastal Florida. Vessels are thick-walled, tan to dark gray, and contain visible vegetal fibers (usually palmetto) as temper. Forms include simple open bowls and deep jars with rounded bases and minimally worked rims.
Size
Heights typically 16–28 cm with rim diameters 18–32 cm. Walls are thick, usually 8–14 mm.
Distribution
Centered in northeastern and east-central Florida along the Atlantic coast and St. Johns River drainage.
Additional information
This ware is a hallmark of early pottery in the Southeast. Orange ceramics represent the transition from fiber-tempered to sand-tempered pottery during the Late Archaic.