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Date Identified:
Type Site:
Hughes
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,600 - 1,200 B.P.
Mississippian
Modern Times
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small to medium triangular expanding stem with a thin cross
section. The blade is narrow with a recurvate shape, the tip curving in and the blade curving back out at the shoulders. The shoulders range from horizontal to having a slight barb. The stem is
expanding with a convex base giving the stem a bulbous appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 30
to 55 mm, Stem Length - 8 to 13 mm, Width at Shoulders - 13 to
18, Neck Width - 6 to 9 mm, Stem Width - 8 to 13 mm
(***Based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in western Arkansas and into southeastern Oklahoma, northeastern Texas, and northwestern Louisiana.
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Point Validity: Collector Type
This type appears in several collector sources, but no professional references to this type
was located. This is considered a collector type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23
Hughes Projectile Point, Hughes Arrowhead
