KELVIN PLAIN

Background

The Kelvin series was defined by Fred Cook for late Swift Creek ceramics on the central to lower Georgia Coast.

He considered this material sufficiently unique to warrant a separate series designation.

The material was named after the Kelvin Grove subdivision site on St. Simons Island.

Sorting Criteria

Plain fine sand or clay/sherd-tempered pottery.

Chronological Range

Late Middle to Late Woodland.

Geographical Range

Central to lower Georgia coastal region.

References

Cook 1979:78-82.