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Name Details:
Named By: Jay Johnson and Samuel Brooks
Named For:
Date Identified: 1949
Type Site:
Nettleton
(Provisional Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,700 - 5,900 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick
medium stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is narrow and primarily excurvate, but may range to straight. Some examples have a curving tip and parallel edges. The shoulders are commonly weak and may vary from horizontal to having a slight upward angle. The stem is rectangular with a straight stem and a straight base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in Arkansas.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This is similar to the Benton Double Notched point. This may represent an extension to the distribution of that type.
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Point Validity: Provisional Type
Johnson is a distinguished anthropologist and professor at the University of Alabama. Brooks was an anthropologist who worked extensively in Mississippi conducting many surveys and excavations. This type was named in a professional publication, but has no
professional references. This is considered a provisional type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Nettleton Projectile Point, Nettleton Arrowhead
