Shantok Cove Incised pottery represents one of the earliest uses of incising in decoration. Years B.P. directly associated with one quarter of a Shantok Cove Incised vessel. The Shantok Cove Incised type is characterized by cord marked and smoothed over cord marked exterior surfaces. Later examples include criss-crossed and rectangular designs. Morphology Vessels are usually elongated globular in form.
Walls are usually straight.
The example shown on this page has a crenallated lip. Technological Attributes Temper consists of medium to coarse shell. Sherd thickness usually averages less than 10 mm. University Microtext, Ann Arbor. McBride, Kevin 1984 Prehistory of the lower Connecticut River valley.