Pottery shards

[newnan man]

Everyones finds inspired me to do a quick hunt. Not a lot of coral/flint in this part of Florida. I was hoping for some shell tools. Pottery is very common at any hammock on the St. John's River. I don't find many with these detailed decorations. Most is just sand tempered plain stuff I seldom bother to pick up.

 

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[welsbury]

Interesting pattern on left one.

 

[rock]

Fingernail design on the left one?

 

[newnan man]

Fingernail design on the left one?

Not sure about the fingernail thing but it does look that way. I find pottery here in Fl almost always. I still haven't studied it much. Experts can tell which time period it is from by how it is made & the designs on it. I have a piece somewhere with with what I think is a a thumb print. I'll get around to looking for it some day.

 

[quito]

Interesting pattern on left one.

I agree. Lots of work went into that design .

Don’t think it was done with a finger nail though. Most of the lines are just to strait.

 

[NCPeaches]

Pinched maybe? Look at this link, scroll toward the bottom https://www.peachstatearchaeologicalsociety.org/index.php/8-pottery/211-florida-other-pottery

 

[gilmerman]

NCPeaches I have that site favored on my computer, visit it often. I have many points and shards I only have logged as where when I found them. Now that I don't hunt much, I am IDing then for my grandson Mr. Newman I do not have or know anyone in my area that have a point, you have taken the name of . I think Newmans made of coral are so beautiful.