The Weeden Island ceramic complex was first defined by Willey (1945) and later applied to a set of cultural traits shared among mound sites along the Gulf Coast of Florida. This description of the Carrabelle Punctated type is based on his later elaboration of ceramic types throughout the Florida Gulf Coast region (Willey 1949). 

Willey (1949:422) does not specify any differences in ware characteristics between Carrabelle Incised and Weeden Island Plain. This type appears to be characterized by the use of medium to fine incised lines that are drawn in parallel either vertically or horizontally within a band located beneath the rim (upper one-third) of the vessel. Vessel shapes are varied: flattened-globular bowls, collared globular bowls, simple and collared jars, and beakers.

Some details in this type description come from the Ceramic Technology Lab Type Collection maintained by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

As described by Willey (1949:422-425):

Ware characteristics: (See Weeden Island Plain)

Decoration:

Technique: Medium and fine incised lines on soft, unfired surfaces.

Design: Parallel incised lines placed vertically or diagonally on the vessel (fig. 42, f). Arrangement in a simple row, herringbone fashion, or nested triangles. There is a variation of the latter where alternate triangles are filled with horizontally placed lines. The decoration is often set off, above and below, by an incised line. The execution is often less expert than with Weeden Island Incised. (Pl. 29, b-f; pl. 33, a-e)

Distribution: Usually is confined to a band beneath the rim (upper one-third of the vessel) on the exterior surface. Sometimes, on beaker forms, it extends from rim to base.

Form:

Total vessel: Flattened-globular bowls, collared globular bowls, simple and collared jars, beakers.

Rim: Incurving, direct, and outslanting. Exterior folds. When not folded, rims may be slightly thickened (fig. 44).

Lip: Flattened-round to pointed-round. Occasionally there is an incised line encircling vessel on top of lip.

Appendages: Triangular, horizontal, or upslanting projections from rim. Four to a vessel.

Geographical range of type: Florida Gulf Coast

Chronological position of type: Weeden Island I and Weeden Island II Periods.

Relationships of type: Similar to type Mazique Incised from the Lower Mississippi Valley Troyville and Coles Creek Periods (Ford and Willey, 1939). Also similar to and may be prototype of Marsh Island Incised type of the Fort Walton Period.

Bibliography: Willey (1945).