Name Details:
Named By: John M. Goggin
(named) / Ripley Bullen (further described)
Named For: Ichetucknee River
Date Identified: 1953
/ 1975
Type Site:
Ichetucknee
Cluster: Nodena Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Cherts, coral and green glass
Date:
Cultural Period:
700 - 200 B.P.
Mississippian to Historic
Little Ice Age
Safety Harbor and Alachua Cultures
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small (1 to
2 inches) lanceolate point with a thin elliptical cross section. The
blade is excurvate, curving in at the tip and curving back in towards the base. The base ranges from straight
or concave to convex. The flaking pattern is random, and this point commonly has a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length -
25 to 60 mm, Width - 11 to 20 mm, Thickness - 4 to 6 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Tampa Region and into north and west central Florida.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Bullen described this point in 1975 comparing it to the Nodena and
Guntersville point (Schroder, W18).
Bullen (1975) notes that the Ichetucknee is similar, but he says it is more
neatly chipped than Guntersville points from Alabama. This point is
similar to the Pinellas, except that the Pinellas has sharp basal corners
while this point has a blade that curves back in towards the base.
Unlike the Tampa point which has a convex base, this point has a straight to
slightly concave base.
See link below for additional examples
Point Validity: Valid Type
Goggin was a distinguished anthropologist and was a professor at the University of Florida. He specialized in the archaeology of the southwest
where he completed his undergraduate work and became an expert on the archaeology of Florida. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional
references. This is considered a valid type.
.
Age Details:
This is part of the Suwannee Valley Indian Pond Phase.
Like Pinellas point,
Bullen (1975) notes that theses points are found in middens of the Safety
Harbor, Alachua and St. Johns IIB periods suggesting a date of post 1,250
A.D.
Pictures Provided By:
Gray Davis
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 59, 162, W18
Ichetucknee Projectile Point, Ichetucknee Arrowhead
