Background

Hale Smith named this type after Leon County, Florida in 1948 as part of his Leon-Jefferson Complex in northwestern Florida.

This type is associated with the historic Apalachee Indians of the Mission period.

Sorting Criteria

Check stamping on grit-tempered pottery.

Checks are 1 centimeter across on average, and have a square to diamond shape.

Fingernail punctations on collars and smoothing of stamping have been noted on some specimens.

Rims are outflared and lips are round-pointed.

Chronological Range

17th century A.D.

Geographical Range

This type is centered in Leon County, Florida.

It is uncertain if this type is found in Georgia.

References

Smith 1948:318.

Willey 1949:491-492.

Boyd, Smith, and Griffin 1951:170.