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Name Details:
Named By: James Cambron
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1975
Type Site: Rheems Creek Site, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Rheems Creek
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
4,000 - 2,000 B.P.
Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Neoglacial to 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
triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may vary to excurvate. The
shoulders may vary from having an upward slope to horizontal and are broad. The stem may range from straight to slightly convex. The basal edge is primarily thick, but may have basal thinning. Many examples have a long stem, one third to one half the length of the point. Many
examples have a short stubby appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 37 to 60 mm (41 mm average), Stem
Length - 7
to 12 mm (9 mm average), Blade Width -18 to 23
mm (21 mm average), Stem Width - 11 to 16
mm (15 mm average), Thickness - 7 to 10 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Tennessee River valley and it's tributaries.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Some examples may take the appearance of a Bradley Spike point, except this point is broader with a blade that has more of a triangular blade. Smaller examples may resemble a Coosa
Point (Cambron, 1975).
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Cambron is a distinguished
avocational archaeologist that did extensive work in Alabama and the Tennessee River valley. This point was named in a personally published book. This point has been
referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
12, 23, 30
Rheems Creek Projectile Point, Rheems Creek Arrowhead
