Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James Cambron and David Hulse
Named For: Type Site County
Date Identified: 1986
Type Site:
Identified By: James Cambron and David Hulse
Named For: Type Site County
Date Identified: 1986
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Cambron is a distinguished avocational archaeologist that did extensive work in Alabama and the Tennessee River valley. Hulse is a renowned avocational archaeologist who did extensive work in Alabama. This point was named in a personally published book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Benton Broad Stem
Cluster: Benton Stemmed Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large stemmed point with an elliptical or flattened cross section. The blade is excurvate and is shorter and broader than the Benton point. The shoulders are narrow and range from horizontal to upward angled. The stem is broader than the Benton point. The base is generally straight, but may range from slightly convex to slightly concave. The stem and basal edges are steeply beveled. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 61 to 104 mm (82 mm average), Stem Length - 10 to 12 mm (11 mm average), Blade Width - 27 to 36 mm (30 mm average), Stem Width- 17 to 23 mm (19 mm average), Thickness - 9 to 12 mm
Length - 61 to 104 mm (82 mm average), Stem Length - 10 to 12 mm (11 mm average), Blade Width - 27 to 36 mm (30 mm average), Stem Width- 17 to 23 mm (19 mm average), Thickness - 9 to 12 mm
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points are most commonly found in the Tennessee River Valley and into the mid and lower Ohio River valley.
These points are most commonly found in the Tennessee River Valley and into the mid and lower Ohio River valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
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This point is part of the Benton Complex.
This point is part of the Benton Complex.
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Big Sandy, Benton Blade, Benton Bottleneck, Benton Broad Stem, Benton Narrow Blade,, Benton Double Notch, Buzzard Roost Creek, Elk River
Big Sandy, Benton Blade, Benton Bottleneck, Benton Broad Stem, Benton Narrow Blade,, Benton Double Notch, Buzzard Roost Creek, Elk River
