Background

This type was originally defined by Gordon Willey for the Florida Gulf Coast.

Named after the Weeden Island site, 8Pi1 in Pinellas County, Florida.

Sorting Criteria

Same as for Weeden Island Incised except that bands of background area are colored by red hematite paint, creating a zoned red-filmed area.

Chronological Range

Late Woodland Weeden Island period.

Geographical Range

Northwestern Florida and southern Georgia on the Coastal Plain up to the Fall Line.

References

Griffin 1948:1-22.

Willey 1949:422.

Goggin 1952:107.

Wimberly 1960:160.