Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Bill Oliver
Named For:
Date Identified: 1981
Type Site: Multiple site (Doerschuk, Gaston, Thelma, Warren Wilson), North Carolina
Identified By: Bill Oliver
Named For:
Date Identified: 1981
Type Site: Multiple site (Doerschuk, Gaston, Thelma, Warren Wilson), North Carolina
Point Validity:
Valid type
Oliver is a distinguished anthropologist and serves as the North Carolina State Archaeologist. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Oliver is a distinguished anthropologist and serves as the North Carolina State Archaeologist. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Gypsy Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium (1 to 1.8 inches) triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate. The shoulders are well defined and may range from having an upward angle (most common) to horizontal. The stem is primarily straight with a straight to slightly convex base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 28 to 50 mm, Width 17 to 29 mm, Thickness - 6 to 10 mm.
Length - 28 to 50 mm, Width 17 to 29 mm, Thickness - 6 to 10 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This type is thought to have followed the stemmed tradition of the Piedmont. The Savannah River which transitioned into the Savannah River Small and then into the Gypsy type. This type may have represented local cultures transitioning the stemmed traditional of the Archaic cultures into the new technologies of the bow and arrow (Oliver, 1999).
This type is similar to the older Otarre type and may be difficult to distinguish the two types.
This type is thought to have followed the stemmed tradition of the Piedmont. The Savannah River which transitioned into the Savannah River Small and then into the Gypsy type. This type may have represented local cultures transitioning the stemmed traditional of the Archaic cultures into the new technologies of the bow and arrow (Oliver, 1999).
This type is similar to the older Otarre type and may be difficult to distinguish the two types.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Piedmont and into the Blue Mountain regions of North Carolina and into Virginia.
This point is primarily found in the Piedmont and into the Blue Mountain regions of North Carolina and into Virginia.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,500 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 2,500 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Otarre
Otarre
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
