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Name Details:
Named By: Andrew C. Fortier, Fred A. Finney, and Richard B. Lacampange
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1983
Type Site: Mund Site (11-S-435)
Mund
Cluster: Lowe / Steuben Cluster
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,650 - 1,400 B.P.
Late Woodland
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
small to medium expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade ranges from excurvate to straight. Parallels
notches are shallow and form a shoulder, when present, that are weak to absent and at an upward angle. The stem is expanding and generally broad. The base
may be straight to slightly convex base and lack basal grinding. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length
- 35 to 85 mm, Stem Length - 9 to 15 mm, Blade Width -
18 to 28 mm, Neck Width - 13 to 21 mm, Stem Width - 18
to 25 mm (***Based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the American Bottoms and the Illinois River Valley,
the Ohio River Valley, and into the surrounding regions.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This type is similar to the Steuben type except this type generally has weak or absent shoulders while the Steuben type has prominent shoulders. This type has also been included with the Ansell type with some
literature discussing Ansell / Mund projectile points.
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Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Fortier is a prominent anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology at Illinois State. He has conducted extensive studies and is an expert on the American Bottoms. Finney is an archaeologist
for a private archaeological research firm in Minnesota. He studied at Illinois State under Fortier. Lacampange is an archaeologist who attended Illinois state and studies under Fortier. This type
was named in a professional p[publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type,
.
Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Shane Hamilton
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
Mund Projectile Point, Mund Arrowhead
