Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James L. Michie
Named For: River in South Carolina
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site:
Identified By: James L. Michie
Named For: River in South Carolina
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Michie wan an anthropologist and a professor at Coastal Carolina University. He served as the associate director at the Waccamaw Center for Historical and Cultural Studies. He named this type in a professional publication. This type has limited professional references. This is a seldom used type professionally, but has many collector references. This is considered a valid type.
Michie wan an anthropologist and a professor at Coastal Carolina University. He served as the associate director at the Waccamaw Center for Historical and Cultural Studies. He named this type in a professional publication. This type has limited professional references. This is a seldom used type professionally, but has many collector references. This is considered a valid type.
Broad River Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in and flaring back out towards the shoulders. The shoulders vary from prominent to weak and may range from horizontal to having an upward angle. The stem is straight with a straight base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
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Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This type is associated with fiber-tempered pottery.
This type is associated with fiber-tempered pottery.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Gulf coastal regions of South Carolina and into southeastern Alabama.
This point is primarily found in the Gulf coastal regions of South Carolina and into southeastern Alabama.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 3,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
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