Name Details:
Named By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For: Area examples were found
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site: Newnan Lake, Alachua County, Florida
Newnan
Cluster: Newnan Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Coastal plains chert and coral
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium to large
(1.5 to 5 inches) triangular contracting stem point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate. The shoulders have a downward
angle with a straight edge from the blade to the stem. The stem is contracting with a straight to slightly convex base
and square basal corners. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 40
to 120 mm (average 63 to 77 mm), Stem Length - 13 to 20 mm, Blade
Width - 30 to 61 mm (average 40 to 50 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders -
19 to 27 mm (average 22 mm), Basal Width - 10 to 17 mm
(average 12 mm),
Thickness - 5 to 12 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in northern Florida. This point may be found into southeastern Alabama and southern Georgia with decreased frequency.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Most researchers since Bullen has viewed the Newnan and the Hillsborough as variants of the same point type (Farr, 2006). The Hillsborough type has a
smaller narrower stem while the Newnan type has a wider stem (Granger and Granger, 2013).
Bullen (1975)
distinguished the Hillsborough from the Newnan point based on the stem.
The Newnan point has a more "squarish" stem than is seen on the Hillsborough
point. However, he does list the Hillsborough as a presumably extreme
variant of the Newnan point
See links below of additional examples:
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. This point was named in a professional publication and is professionally a widely recognized type. This is a valid type.
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Age Details:
Milanich (1994) provides dates ranging from 5,460 to 6,000 B.P. for Newnan
points in Florida.
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 58, 59, 162, W11, W18
Newnan Projectile Point, Newnan Arrowhead
