Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Jeffery B. Brain
Named For:
Date Identified: 1983
Type Site: Lake George Site, Yazoo County, Mississippi
Identified By: Jeffery B. Brain
Named For:
Date Identified: 1983
Type Site: Lake George Site, Yazoo County, Mississippi
Point Validity:
Valid type
Brain is a respected anthropologist and serves as an Archaeologist for the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Massachusetts. This type was named in a professional publication and has professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Brain is a respected anthropologist and serves as an Archaeologist for the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Massachusetts. This type was named in a professional publication and has professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Collins Expanding Stem
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular side notch to expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to slightly excurvate commonly becoming parallel above the shoulders. The tip commonly angles inward forming a needle like tip. Rarely, the blade is serrated. Wide notches enter low on the blade forming a shoulder that is at an upward angle and an expanding stem. The stem may vary slightly expanding to extending the width of the shoulders. The base may range from slightly convex to slightly concave. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Lenght - 27 to 55 mm (average 43 mm), Width - 10 to 14 mm (average 12 mm), Thickness - 3 to 6 mm (average 4 mm).
Lenght - 27 to 55 mm (average 43 mm), Width - 10 to 14 mm (average 12 mm), Thickness - 3 to 6 mm (average 4 mm).
Commonly Utilized Material:
Locally available chert and Kosciusko quartzite
Locally available chert and Kosciusko quartzite
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in western Mississippi and into southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
This point is primarily found in western Mississippi and into southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,500 - 1,200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum
Culture:
Date: 1,500 - 1,200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
