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Introduction
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Early Period
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Middle Period
- Introduction
- Berkeley Series
- Connestee Simple Stamped
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Deptford Series
- Deptford Overview
- Deptford Brushed
- Deptford Incised
- Deptford Cord Marked
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped / Fabric Impressed
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped/Cord Marked
- Deptford Linear Check Stamped/Simple Stamped
- Deptford Simple Stamped
- Deptford Zoned-Incised Punctate
- Deptford Check Stamped
- Oak Leaf
- Oemler
- Swift Creek Complicated Stamped
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Textile Marked Wares
- Woodland Plain
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Late Period
- Introduction
- Adamson
- Dan River Series
- Etowah Complicated Stamped
- Irene Complicated Stamped
- Irene Incised
- Lamar Complicated Stamped
- Napier Complicated Stamped
- Oldtown Series
- Pee Dee Complicated Stamped
- Santee Simple Stamped
- Savannah Series
- St. Catherines Series
- Uwharrie Series
- Woodstock Complicated Stamped
- Historic Period
- References
Oldtown Corncob Impressed
Background
See Background description for Series.
Sorting Criteria
(See Sorting Criteria for the Series) Corncobs were used to decorate the neck of plain pots and as a surface treatment for small vessels during the Dan River phase, but during the Middle Saratown phase the entire exterior surface of large jars were being textured by rolling dried cobs over the wet clay. Two partially reconstructable Corncob Impressed jars were recovered from Upper Saratown, one had a fingernail notches on the margin and the other had a folded and everted rim and was undecorated. Both jars had smoothed interiors.
Distribution
This type has only been identified at Upper Saratown.
Chronolonical Position
AD 1620 -1710. Corncob impressing as an exterior surface treatment was most popular during the Middle Saratown phase (AD 1620-1670) but continued as a minority treatment until the end of the Late Saratown phase.
Primary References
Wilson 1983; Ward and David 1993, 1996 (ms in part I)
(Type description: Jane Eastman)