Other Websites with Detailed Information:
Name Details:
Named By: Ripley P. Bullen
Named For:
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site:
Simpson Mustache
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
12,000 -12,500 B.P.
Late Paleo
Late Pleistocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium
lanceolate point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is recurvate, curving in at the tip and having an exaggerated flare out at the basal edge. The base is concave with rounded basal corners that turn upwards. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 30 to
80 mm, Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm, Basal Width - 28 to 45 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in northern Florida and into southern Georgia.
Related / Associated Points:
Simpson Additional Comments:
Farr (2006) states that this point was presented for the draft of the 1968 publication by Bullen. He states it is unclear if this point was proposed for inclusion by Bullen, or
by the state archaeologist, Ross Morrell. John Powell included this
point in his 1990 book and is commonly given credit for this. It has been suggested that these points may represent scrapers or even effigies.
Other points in this Cluster:
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.
.
Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Tomas Allan
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 58
Simpson Mustache Projectile Point, Simpson Mustache Arrowhead
