Background

Named for the famous Lake Jackson site in the northern city limits of Tallahassee, Florida.

Sorting Criteria

Pain pottery with sand and medium-grit temper.

Known vessel forms include cazuela bowls, collared globular bowls, and frog effigy bowls.

Rims exhibit a wide variety of variations.

Lips are pointed, rounded pointed, and flat or squared.

Appendages include vertical lugs, loop handles, and strap handles.

Chronological Range

Middle to Late Mississippian Fort Walton period, continuing into the historic Leon-Jefferson period.

Geographical Range

Northwestern Florida and southwestern Georgia.

Refrences

Willey and Woodbury 1942:232.

Wiley 1949:458-460.

Wimberly 1960:188-189.

Milanich 1971:32.

Worth 1992, n.d.