Time Woodland period. The sides of the Sandy Lake pottery are symmetrical and well-built. The surface of the body usually has cord markings on it. The shape of the pottery is squat or globular, and rarely has shoulders. The color ranges from a light reddish-brown to a dark gray.
Dark gray is the most common color.
Construction Sandy Lake ceramics are usually tempered with shell, but occasionally a grit temper is found. The contents of the pottery show evidence of crushed granite and coarse sand. Decorations Very little of the Sandy Lake pottery found is decorated. Since the ceramics were generally not decorated, their purpose was probably utilitarian.