Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Ralph Allen and James Hulse
Named For: Type Site Location
Date Identified:
Type Site: Ralph Allen Site 41, Beacon Island, Alabama
Identified By: Ralph Allen and James Hulse
Named For: Type Site Location
Date Identified:
Type Site: Ralph Allen Site 41, Beacon Island, Alabama
Point Validity:
Valid type
Allen conducted extensive archaeological studies around Alabama. Hulse is a renowned Anthropologist who did extensive work in Alabama and was a professor at the University of Tennessee. This point was named in a professional book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Allen conducted extensive archaeological studies around Alabama. Hulse is a renowned Anthropologist who did extensive work in Alabama and was a professor at the University of Tennessee. This point was named in a professional book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Beacon Island Epanded Stem
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium (1.75 to 3 inches) triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may range from straight to excurvate and are commonly finely serrated. The shoulders range having a slightly upward angle to being slightly barbed. The stem is expanding with a convex base giving the stem a bulbous appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern formed by shallow percussion flaking on the face of the blade and pressure flaking to shape the blade and thin the base.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 48 to 73 mm (61 mm average), Stem Length - 12 to 18 mm (15 mm average), Blade Width - 22 to 28 mm ( 24 mm average), Neck Width - 11 to 22 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 19 mm (17 mm average), Thickness - 6 to 7 mm
Total Length - 48 to 73 mm (61 mm average), Stem Length - 12 to 18 mm (15 mm average), Blade Width - 22 to 28 mm ( 24 mm average), Neck Width - 11 to 22 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 19 mm (17 mm average), Thickness - 6 to 7 mm
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Tennessee River Valley and onto the Ohio River Valley. This point has been reported into southern Illinois and eastern Missouri with decreased frequency.
This point is primarily found in the Tennessee River Valley and onto the Ohio River Valley. This point has been reported into southern Illinois and eastern Missouri with decreased frequency.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,500 - 2,200 B.P.
Cultural Period:Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 3,500 - 2,200 B.P.
Cultural Period:Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
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