Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Calvin Brown
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1926
Type Site:
Comment: This type was named by Brown in 1926 and redefined by Sam McGahey in 1981.
Identified By: Calvin Brown
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1926
Type Site:
Comment: This type was named by Brown in 1926 and redefined by Sam McGahey in 1981.
Point Validity:
Valid type
Brown had a Doctorate in Comparative Literature and was a Professor at the University of Mississippi, Department of Romantic Languages. He kept a book of sites, collectors and collections through-out the Mississippi River Valley and published books on the Archeology of the Mississippi River Valley. McGahey is a professional archaeologist who served as the Chief Archaeologist for Mississippi Department of Archives and History as well as the Editor in of Mississippi Archeology until 1982. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Brown had a Doctorate in Comparative Literature and was a Professor at the University of Mississippi, Department of Romantic Languages. He kept a book of sites, collectors and collections through-out the Mississippi River Valley and published books on the Archeology of the Mississippi River Valley. McGahey is a professional archaeologist who served as the Chief Archaeologist for Mississippi Department of Archives and History as well as the Editor in of Mississippi Archeology until 1982. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Coldwater Lanceolate
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium lanceolate stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the blade curing in at the tip and back in towards the waist. The shoulders are weak to absent and at an upward angle or rounded. The stem / waist is long and may vary from straight to slightly expanding. The base ranges from straight to slightly concave. Hafting and basal grinding is present. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 35 to 80 mm (average 51mm), Blade Width - 20 to 40 mm (average 26 mm), Waist Width - 14 to 20 mm, Basal Width - slightly wider than waist 1 to 3 mm), Thickness - 4 - 10 mm (average 6 mm)
Total Length - 35 to 80 mm (average 51mm), Blade Width - 20 to 40 mm (average 26 mm), Waist Width - 14 to 20 mm, Basal Width - slightly wider than waist 1 to 3 mm), Thickness - 4 - 10 mm (average 6 mm)
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
These points are late Paleo points, but this type should not be used to describe any fluted Paleo period points (McGahey, 1981).
This point is similar the the Pelican point, but tends to have a longer hafting region than commonly seen on Pelican points.
These points are late Paleo points, but this type should not be used to describe any fluted Paleo period points (McGahey, 1981).
This point is similar the the Pelican point, but tends to have a longer hafting region than commonly seen on Pelican points.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in lower Mississippi River Valley and into the Red River Valley and Tennessee River Valley.
This point is primarily found in lower Mississippi River Valley and into the Red River Valley and Tennessee River Valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 11,000 - 10,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene
Culture:
Date: 11,000 - 10,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
