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Appendix A. Archaeological Phases Represented at the Bottle Creek Site
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Andrews Place Phase Period: Early Mississippi Time: a.d. 1100–1250 Culture (Variant): Moundville Pottery Tradition: Middle Mississippian Pottery Diagnostics: The complex is characterized by early Moundville types/varieties such as Moundville Incised, var. Moundville, in association with minor numbers of terminal Weeden Island (e.g., “Wakulla”) and transitional Coles Creek pottery. Other markers include Mississippi Plain bowls and peaked loop handles on jars. Chronological Relationships: Moundville I phase. Bibliography: Fuller 1998:24–25 Bear Point Phase Period: Protohistoric Time: a.d. 1550–1700 Culture (Variant): Pensacola Pottery Tradition: Middle Mississippian Pottery Diagnostics: Markers are Pensacola Incised, vars. Bear Point and Perdido Bay; D’Olive Incised, var. Arnica; and Moundville Incised, var. Douglas. Pensacola Incised, vars. Pensacola, Rutherford, and Matthews Landing also are diagnostic but are less common. Diagnostic rim modes include “Arnica,” “Bear Point,” and “Douglas.” Chronological Relationships: Alabama River phase; Four Mile Point phase. Bibliography: Fuller 1998:28–29. Appendix A Archaeological Phases Represented at the Bottle Creek Site This appendix is based on an unpublished document written by Fuller and Brown (1993b). Bottle Creek I Phase Period: Middle Mississippi Time: a.d. 1250–1400 Culture (Variant): Pensacola Horizon: Saltpan Pottery Tradition: Middle Mississippian Pottery Diagnostics: Pensacola Incised, var. Jessamine, D’Olive Incised, var. Dominic, and Mound Place Incised, var. McMillan are the principal markers. The “Jessamine” rim mode also is diagnostic. D’Olive Engraved and the “Dominic” rim mode occur in the Bottle Creek I and Andrews Place phases. Moundville Incised, var. Bottle Creek, D’Olive Incised, vars. D’Olive and Mary Ann, Salt Creek Cane Impressed, var. Salt Creek, and Mound Place Incised, var. Waltons Camp are present in the Bottle Creek I and Bottle Creek II phases. Bottle Creek I assemblages also may include secondary numbers of Moundville II pottery such as Moundville Incised, vars. Carrollton, Moundville (with short rays), and Snows Bend, Mound Place Incised, var. Akron, Moundville Engraved, and Kimmswick Fabric Impressed, var. Langston. Also diagnostic of the Bottle Creek I phase is a Plaquemine-related complex featuring shell-tempered versions of Anna Incised, Carter Engraved, and L’Eau Noire Incised. Chronological Relationships: Moundville II phase; Anna phase. Bibliography: Fuller 1998:27. Bottle Creek II Phase Period: Late Mississippi Time: a.d. 1400–1550 Culture (Variant): Pensacola Horizon: Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Pottery Tradition: Middle Mississippian Pottery Diagnostics: Principal markers are Pensacola Incised, vars. Gasque and Holmes, plus greater numbers of Moundville Incised, var. Bottle Creek. Other markers are the “D’Olive” and “Gasque” rim modes. Also common are Salt Creek Cane Impressed, var. Salt Creek and Mound Place Incised, var. Waltons Camp. Generally, incising increased and engraving decreased from the Bottle Creek I phase to the Bottle Creek II phase; therefore , Pensacola Incised and D’Olive Incised increased at the expense of Moundville Engraved and D’Olive Engraved. Chronological Relationships: Moundville III phase. Bibliography: Fuller 1998:27–28. Coden Phase Period: (Late) Late Woodland Time: a.d. 750–1100 228 / Appendix A (The Coden phase is believed to last as late as a.d. 1100 in the Mobile Bay/Alabama coast region, but may have ended earlier in the MobileTensaw Delta) Culture (Variant): “Wakulla” (late Weeden Island) Horizon: Terminal Gulf, Late Paddle Stamping Pottery Tradition: Mixed Gulf and Southern Appalachian Pottery Diagnostics: Signi¤cant increases in check stamped (Wakulla Check Stamped and Pontchartrain Check Stamped) and plain wares at the expense of the rectilinear and curvilinear incised and punctated (Gulf Tradition) decorations that dominate the earlier Tate’s Hammock phase. Chronological Relationships: Late Weeden Island (“Wakulla”) phases to the east; Bayou Ramos and Morgan phases to the west; McLeod and Autauga phases to the north. Bibliography: Fuller 1998:18–19. Port Dauphin Phase Period: Early Historic Time: a.d. 1700–1750 Culture (Variant): Eastern Choctawan Pottery Tradition: Gulf Historic Pottery Diagnostics: Principal markers are well-made bowls tempered with very ¤ne angular shell (Bell Plain, var. Graveline) or ¤ne ®aky shell (var. Ft. Conde). Decoration includes curvilinear, narrow parallel-line incisions (Port Dauphin Incised, which is stylistically related to Fatherland Incised), red ¤lming (Chicot Red) or, rarely, zoned punctation (late, narrow-line version of Owens Punctated). Other Characteristics: “Colono” attributes, such as ring bases and cup handles. Other Artifacts: Early-eighteenth-century French artifacts typically occur in Port Dauphin components. Chronological Relationships: Doctor Lake complex; Natchez phase. Bibliography: Fuller 1998:35. Tate’s Hammock Phase Period: (Early) Late Woodland Time: a.d. 400–750 Culture (Variant): Weeden Island Horizon: Gulf III Pottery Tradition: Gulf Pottery Diagnostics: Largely characterized by Weeden Island and Coles...