Background

This is an early variety of Deptford Check Stamped according to Chester DePratter.

Named after the Oemler site in Chatham County.

Sorting Criteria

Check stamping on sand-tempered pottery.

Checks are small rhomboids, diamonds, or rectangular shapes.

Rims are straight to slightly flaring; sometimes sharply everted.

Lips are rounded to squared; often forming a broad flat lip.

Vessel forms are cylindrical jars with rounded bases.

Chronological Range

Early Woodland.

Geographical Range

The northern Georgia Coast.

References

DePratter 1991:174.