Background

Recognized by Harold Huscher at the Cool Branch site in Quitman County, Georgia, and defined by William Sears based upon excavation at the Tierra Verde site in Florida.

See discussion by Frank Schnell, Jim Knight, and Gail Schnell.

Sorting Criteria

Arcading parallel incised lines on grit-tempered collared bowls, usually with strap handles.

Chronological Range

Middle to Late Mississippian.

Geographical Range

Lower Chattahoochee River valley and northwestern Florida.

References

Sears 1967:32, 37.

Schnell, Knight, & Schnell 1981:162.