Background

Named by Marion Heimlich based upon work in the Guntersville Basin on the Tennessee River in northeastern Alabama.

Not certain of the origin of the name.

Sorting Criteria

Sand-tempered red filed pottery.

Red filming occurs on the interior and exterior of vessels or just on the interior.

Incising is sometimes under filming.

Rims are incurving.

Chronological Range

Not reported in type description.

Geographical Range

Not reported in type description.

References

Heimlich 1952:14.