Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: John M. Connaway
Named For: Type Site location on Opossum Bay
Date Identified: 1957
Type Site: Denton Site, Quitman County, Mississippi
Identified By: John M. Connaway
Named For: Type Site location on Opossum Bay
Date Identified: 1957
Type Site: Denton Site, Quitman County, Mississippi
Point Validity:
Valid type
Connaway is an archaeologist for the Mississippi Department and Archives and has studied archaeology of the lower Mississippi River valley. This type was named in a professional publication and had professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Connaway is an archaeologist for the Mississippi Department and Archives and has studied archaeology of the lower Mississippi River valley. This type was named in a professional publication and had professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Opossum Bayou Notched
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick medium triangular side to corner notch with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate and shaped with percussion flaking. The shoulders may range from slightly barbed to having a slight upward angle. The stem is expanding with a convex base. This point is commonly crudely made and has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 38 to 70 mm (average 59 mm), Width - 25 to 38 mm (average 33 mm), Thickness - 6 to 13 mm (average 10.5 mm).
Total Length - 38 to 70 mm (average 59 mm), Width - 25 to 38 mm (average 33 mm), Thickness - 6 to 13 mm (average 10.5 mm).
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Yazoo River Basin of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
This point is primarily found in the Yazoo River Basin of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Denton
Denton
