Name Details:
Named By: James A. Brown
Named For:
Unknown
Date Identified: 1976
Type Site: Spiro Site, Oklahoma
Massard
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
1,100 - 900 B.P.
Late Prehistoric
Roman Warm to Little Ice Age
Caddoan Culture
Cultural Period:
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is
a small triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to recurvate, curving in at the tip and flaring out at the
shoulder edge. The shoulders may range from horizontal to barbed. The stem is most commonly expanding, but may range to
straight. The base is usually straight, but may be slightly convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 20 to
35 mm, Stem Length - 4 to 7 mm, Blade Width - 10 to 20 mm,
Neck Width - 5 to 9 mm, Stem Width - 1 to 11 mm (1 to 3 mm wider
than neck).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in northeastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana, southwestern Arkansas and into southeastern Oklahoma.
Related / Associated Points:
Alba Additional Comments:
Perino (1991) Suggests that this is a variant of
the Alba type. He notes that Clarence Webb originally referred to this
type as Colbert, but changed the name because Colbert had already been
applied to a Dalton variation.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 182
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Brown is a well-respected anthropologist and professor at Northwestern University who has conducted extensive studies at the Spiro Mounds in Oklahoma. This type was named in a professional publication and has several professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
Massard Projectile Point, Massard Arrowhead
