Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Levy County, Florida
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site:
Identified By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Levy County, Florida
Date Identified: 1968
Type 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. Dolan is a respected Anthropologist and professor at Florida Universities who excavated many important sites in Florida including the Johnson Lake Site. 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. Dolan is a respected Anthropologist and professor at Florida Universities who excavated many important sites in Florida including the Johnson Lake Site. This point was named in a professional publication and is professionally a widely recognized type. This is a valid type.
Levy Stemmed
AKA: Florida Archaic StemmedCluster: Archaic Stemmed Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick broad medium to large (2 to 4.5 inches) triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade ranges from straight to excurvate. The shoulders are usually broad and range from having a slightly barb to having an upward angle. The stem may vary from contracting to almost straight. The base is primarily concave with sharp or pointed basal corners. The base is thinned which results in the concave base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 40 to 120 mm (average 55 to 65 mm), Stem Length - 13 to 18 mm, Width - 35 to 60 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 20 mm, Thickness - 5 to 13 mm
Total Length - 40 to 120 mm (average 55 to 65 mm), Stem Length - 13 to 18 mm, Width - 35 to 60 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 20 mm, Thickness - 5 to 13 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This type was originally named the Florida Archaic Stemmed type. Bullen identified four subtypes for this point which included; Alachua, Levy, Marion, and Putman (Farr, 2006). The earliest of these subtypes has been identified as the Putman subtype which has a contracting stem with a convex base. The remaining three points appear to have the same age and have been identified as variants of the same type which have been subdivided based on stem variations (Granger and Granger, 2013).
These points are one of the most commonly found points in Florida (Granger and Granger, 2013).
This type was originally named the Florida Archaic Stemmed type. Bullen identified four subtypes for this point which included; Alachua, Levy, Marion, and Putman (Farr, 2006). The earliest of these subtypes has been identified as the Putman subtype which has a contracting stem with a convex base. The remaining three points appear to have the same age and have been identified as variants of the same type which have been subdivided based on stem variations (Granger and Granger, 2013).
These points are one of the most commonly found points in Florida (Granger and Granger, 2013).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in Florida and into Southwestern Georgia and Southeastern Alabama.
This point is primarily found in Florida and into Southwestern Georgia and Southeastern Alabama.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,000 - 3,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 6,000 - 3,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Abbey, Cypress Creek, Hardee Beveled, Kirk Stemmed, Levy, Marion, Newnan, Putnam, Six Mile Creek
Abbey, Cypress Creek, Hardee Beveled, Kirk Stemmed, Levy, Marion, Newnan, Putnam, Six Mile Creek
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Alachua, Arredondo, Hamilton, Kirk Stemmed, Kirk Serrated, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Thonotosassa
Alachua, Arredondo, Hamilton, Kirk Stemmed, Kirk Serrated, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Thonotosassa
