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Name Details:
Named By: Robert Bray
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1956
Type Site: Rice Site, Stone County, Missouri
Rice Shallow Notch
Cluster: Lowe Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,600- 1,400 B.P.
Woodland
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is broad and excurvate.
Shallow parallel notches form a shoulder that is weak to absent and at an upward angle. The stem is expanding with a base that may vary from slightly concave to slightly convex. This point has a
random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 45
to 95 mm (average 55 to 65 mm), Stem Length to top of notch -
15 to 20 mm, Blade Width - 20 to 35 mm, Neck Width - 18
to 28 mm, Basal Width - 15 to 28 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points are most commonly found in Missouri and surrounding areas. This point is infrequently found in Indiana, eastern Kentucky, and eastern
Tennessee.
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Bray was a well published anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology,
University of Missouri. He conducted many excavations and studies through-out Missouri and was considered a expert in Missouri archaeology. This point was named in a professional publication and has many
professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Mitchess Rogers
Roger Tayloe Jr
Heather Epple
Gerry Martin
Mike Donnelly
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
12, 23, 30, 37, W2, W10
Rice Shallow Notch Projectile Point, Rice Shallow Notch Arrowhead
