Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Marion County, Florida
Date Identified: 1975
Type Site: Johnson Lake Site, Marion County, Florida
Identified By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Marion County, Florida
Date Identified: 1975
Type Site: Johnson Lake Site, Marion County, Florida
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.
Marion Contracting Stem
AKA: Florida Archaic StemmedCluster: Archaic Stemmed Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a broad medium to large (2 to 4 inches) triangular contracting stemmed point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade ranges from straight to excurvate and commonly finely serrated. The shoulders are usually broad with a straight edge that may range from slightly tapering upward to downward (only slightly). The stem is contracting with a straight to convex base and rounded basal corners. This point has a random flaking pattern and has a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 45 to 120 mm (average 60 to 75 mm), Stem Length - 10 to 25 mm (average 13 to 15 mm), Blade Width - 30 to 55 mm (average 35 to 45 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders - 21 to 28 mm (average 23 to 25 mm), Basal Width - 12 to 21 mm (14 to 16 mm), Thickness - 5 to 8 mm, Thickness - 5 to 13 mm
Total Length - 45 to 120 mm (average 60 to 75 mm), Stem Length - 10 to 25 mm (average 13 to 15 mm), Blade Width - 30 to 55 mm (average 35 to 45 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders - 21 to 28 mm (average 23 to 25 mm), Basal Width - 12 to 21 mm (14 to 16 mm), Thickness - 5 to 8 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:
Milanich (1994) notes that Putnam or Marion point obtained from an offshore site in Apalchee Bay in Florida was dated at 5,000 B.P.
Milanich (1994) notes that Putnam or Marion point obtained from an offshore site in Apalchee Bay in Florida was dated at 5,000 B.P.
Similar Points:
Alachua, Cottonbridge, Cypress Creek, Hardee Beveled, Levy, Marion, Morrow Mountain, Newnan, Putnam
Alachua, Cottonbridge, Cypress Creek, Hardee Beveled, Levy, Marion, Morrow Mountain, Newnan, Putnam
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Pasco
Pasco
