Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identifd By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Hillsborough County, Florida
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site: Culbreath Bayou Site, Hillsborough County, Florida
Comment: This point was first described by Lyman O. Warren in 1967 for examples found in at the Culbreath Bayou site.
Identifd By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Hillsborough County, Florida
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site: Culbreath Bayou Site, Hillsborough County, Florida
Comment: This point was first described by Lyman O. Warren in 1967 for examples found in at the Culbreath Bayou site.
Point Validity:
Valid type
Bullen was a distinguished anthropologist and Curator Emeritus of the Florida Museum of Natural History. He was dedicated to identifying and typing projectile points from Florida. This point was named in a professional publication and is professionally a widely recognized type. This is a valid type.
Bullen was a distinguished anthropologist and Curator Emeritus of the Florida Museum of Natural History. He was dedicated to identifying and typing projectile points from Florida. This point was named in a professional publication and is professionally a widely recognized type. This is a valid type.
Hillsborough Contracting Stem
AKA: Batwing (collectors)Cluster: Newnan Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium to large (1.25 to 4.25 inches) triangular point with a contracting stem. The cross section for this point is flattened to thin elliptical. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate. The shoulders generally have a downward angle and may extend down below the base. The stem is small and contracting with a convex to pointed base. Occasionally the base is straight. This point has a random flaking pattern and commonly has a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 38 to 110 mm (average 64 mm), Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Width - 28 to 55 mm (average 37 mm), Stem Width - 10 to 15 mm, Thickness - 4 to 8 mm
Total Length - 38 to 110 mm (average 64 mm), Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Width - 28 to 55 mm (average 37 mm), Stem Width - 10 to 15 mm, Thickness - 4 to 8 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Most researchers since Bullen has viewed the Newnan and the Hillsborough as variants of the same point type (Farr, 2006). The Hillsborough type has a smaller narrower stem while the Newnan type has a wider stem (Granger and Granger, 2013).
Bullen (1975) distinguished the Hillsborough from the Newnan point based on the stem. The Newnan point has a more "squarish" stem than is seen on the Hillsborough point. However, he does list this as a presumably extreme variant of the Newnan point
This point has been called the Batwing point by local collectors
Most researchers since Bullen has viewed the Newnan and the Hillsborough as variants of the same point type (Farr, 2006). The Hillsborough type has a smaller narrower stem while the Newnan type has a wider stem (Granger and Granger, 2013).
Bullen (1975) distinguished the Hillsborough from the Newnan point based on the stem. The Newnan point has a more "squarish" stem than is seen on the Hillsborough point. However, he does list this as a presumably extreme variant of the Newnan point
This point has been called the Batwing point by local collectors
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in central to northern Florida. This point may be found into southern Georgia and southeastern Alabama with decreased frequency.
This point is primarily found in central to northern Florida. This point may be found into southern Georgia and southeastern Alabama with decreased frequency.
Age / Periods:
Date: 5,400 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 5,400 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
This is part of the Florida Archaic Stemmed Complex.
This is part of the Florida Archaic Stemmed Complex.
Other points in this custer / Related / Associated Points:
