About This Artifact
Sherds of annular ware, a refined earthenware decorated with banded horizontal slip lines, recovered along the stone pathway where it runs uphill from the swamp. Archaeologist Dr. Aaron Taylor dated the pieces to the early 1750s, with related material extending into the early 1760s. Annular ware was a common British table and utility ceramic of the mid-eighteenth century. Its presence places domestic activity along the pathway several decades before the 1795 discovery of the Money Pit, consistent with the colonial-era occupation indicated by other ceramics from the same excavation.
Historical Context
Recovered during excavation of the stone pathway uplands, Season 8, Episodes 23 to 25. Dated by Dr. Aaron Taylor.
Where It Was Found
Found at Stone pathway uplands near Lot 13, swamp — the triangle-shaped swamp on Oak Island's southeastern quadrant.
