Hackney Pond Hackney Pond ceramics are similar to Niantic in the range and orientation of design elements. Hackney Pond ceramics are best characterized by low relief collars and their lack of castellations. Incised and stamped lines are arranged into repeating triangular patterns much like those noted for Niantic. One of the most distinctive qualities of Hackney Pond ceramics is the lack of temper. Sherds of this type often exhibit fine, compact paste.
Porosity associated with the leaching of shell temper is virtually absent.
Hackney Pond ceramics are also noted for their relatively thin vessel walls. Sherds range in thickness from 3 to 9 mm and usually average less than 8 mm. In general, Hackney Pond appears to be a direct descendant of the Niantic type and represents a local refinement of ceramic technology. More recent analysis of stylistic data indicates that Shantok is in reality a Windsor Tradition type. The largest Shantok assemblage was recovered from the historic Mohegan site of Fort Shantok, in Montville, Connecticut.