Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: John M. Connaway
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1957
Type Site: Denton Site (22-Q u-522,) Quitman County, Mississippi
Identified By: John M. Connaway
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1957
Type Site: Denton Site (22-Q u-522,) Quitman County, Mississippi
Point Validity:
Valid type
Connaway is an archaeologist for the Mississippi Department and Archives and has studied archaeology of the lower Mississippi River valley. This type was named in a professional publication and had professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Connaway is an archaeologist for the Mississippi Department and Archives and has studied archaeology of the lower Mississippi River valley. This type was named in a professional publication and had professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Denton Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick medium to large triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate. The shoulders may vary from slightly barbed to having a slightly upward slope. The stem is straight with rounded basal corners. The base is straight. This point has a random flaking pattern. This point is commonly crudely made.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 50 to 85 mm (average 68 mm), Stem Length - 11 to 20 mm, Blade Width - 24 to 44 mm (average 33 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders - 17 to 28 mm, Basal Width - 14 to 20 mm, Thickness - 9 - 17 mm (average 11 mm)
Total Length - 50 to 85 mm (average 68 mm), Stem Length - 11 to 20 mm, Blade Width - 24 to 44 mm (average 33 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders - 17 to 28 mm, Basal Width - 14 to 20 mm, Thickness - 9 - 17 mm (average 11 mm)
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Yazoo River Basin of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
This point is primarily found in the Yazoo River Basin of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Radiocarbon dating from the Deton site yielded dates of 3,280 +/- 125 BC calibrated to 5,886 B.P., 5,815 B.P. and 5,765 B.P. and 3,125 +/- nc calibrate to 5,983 B.P., 5,975 B.P. and 5,948 B.P. (Conaway, 1977).
Radiocarbon dating from the Deton site yielded dates of 3,280 +/- 125 BC calibrated to 5,886 B.P., 5,815 B.P. and 5,765 B.P. and 3,125 +/- nc calibrate to 5,983 B.P., 5,975 B.P. and 5,948 B.P. (Conaway, 1977).
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Opossum Bayou
Opossum Bayou
Pictures:
Please support this site,
Make a Donation
For questions or comments, e-mail
Questions@Projectilepoints.net
Make a Donation
For questions or comments, e-mail
Questions@Projectilepoints.net