Connestee Ware

Period: Middle Woodland Defining Attributes: Connestee Ware is a Middle Woodland fine-sandtempered ceramics with simple-stamped, cord, brushed, plain, and checked-stamped surface treatments, and occasional flat-based tetrapodal supports. Chronology: The accepted range for the […]

Candy Creek Ware

Period: Middle Woodland Defining Attributes: Candy Creek Ware, dating to the Middle Woodland period, is an undecorated, cord-marked ceramic with limestone temper. Chronology: The accepted date for Candy Creek Ware is within the […]

Clarksville Ware

Period: Late Woodland Defining Attributes: Clarksville Ware is a Late Woodland to Contact period sandtempered pottery with net, cord, plain and corncob surface treatments. The net may be knotted or looped. The […]

Accokeek Ware

Period: Middle Woodland Defining Attributes: Accokeek is an Early Woodland ware that is sand tempered and/or crushed- quartz tempered with cord-marked exterior surfaces. Chronology: Stephenson (1963) inferred a Middle Woodland date for the […]

Branchville Ware

Period: Late Woodland Defining Attributes: Branchville is a Late Woodland ware tempered with small granules of well rounded quartzite and chert, ranging from 3 to 5 mm in size. Four types are […]

Albemarle Ware

Period: Middle Woodland Defining Attributes: Albemarle Ware is a crushed quartz tempered pottery with predominately fabric, cord, and plain surfaces. Chronology: Holland estimated the age at 1200 to 1400 CE based on seriation. […]