Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: David DeJannette, Edward Karjack, James Cambron
Named For: Creek in Alabama
Date Identified: 1962
Type Site: Flint Creek Rock Shelter, Morgan County, Alabama
Identified By: David DeJannette, Edward Karjack, James Cambron
Named For: Creek in Alabama
Date Identified: 1962
Type Site: Flint Creek Rock Shelter, Morgan County, Alabama
Point Validity:
Valid type
Dejarnette what the first anthropologist hired by the University of Alabama and was an expert on southeastern archaeology. Kurjack studied Alabama archaeology as a graduate student at the University of Alabama and went on to become an expert on Mayan anthropology. Cambron is a distinguished avocational archaeologist that did extensive work in Alabama and the Tennessee River valley. This point was named in a professional book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Dejarnette what the first anthropologist hired by the University of Alabama and was an expert on southeastern archaeology. Kurjack studied Alabama archaeology as a graduate student at the University of Alabama and went on to become an expert on Mayan anthropology. Cambron is a distinguished avocational archaeologist that did extensive work in Alabama and the Tennessee River valley. This point was named in a professional book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Crawford Creek Stemmed
Cluster: White Springs Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium (1 to 1.75 inches) expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but some examples may be excurvate. Most blades have fine serration. The shoulders may vary from slightly upward angled to slightly barbed. The stem is most commonly expanding, but may have a straight stem. The base is usually straight, but may range to slightly convex or slightly concave. Bases tend to have basal thinning. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length -27 to 46 mm (36 mm average), Stem Length - 6 to 9 mm (8 mm average), Blade Width - 20 to 30 mm (25 mm average), Stem Width - 13 to 20 mm (16 mm average), Thickness - 5 to 7 mm
Total Length -27 to 46 mm (36 mm average), Stem Length - 6 to 9 mm (8 mm average), Blade Width - 20 to 30 mm (25 mm average), Stem Width - 13 to 20 mm (16 mm average), Thickness - 5 to 7 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Local materials
Local materials
Additional Comments:
Cambron (1964) notes that some examples have had a straight stem, but the expanding stems seemed to be older than the straight stem examples.
Cambron (1964) notes that some examples have had a straight stem, but the expanding stems seemed to be older than the straight stem examples.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found through out Tennessee River Valley and into central Tennessee.
This point is primarily found through out Tennessee River Valley and into central Tennessee.
Age / Periods:
Date: 8,000 - 7,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 8,000 - 7,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
