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The article discusses how hunter-gatherers in northern Florida during the Late Archaic period (ca. 3700–1500 b.c.) transitioned from using stone beads and ornaments to making pottery, specifically Tick Island Incised pottery. The left-opening spiral motif found on this pottery is believed to be a symbolic reference to lightning whelk cups used in earlier times. The pottery was locally made and may have served as a unifying symbol during a period of social and political upheaval. The discovery sheds light on the cultural and symbolic significance of pottery in the region. [Extracted from the article]