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Name Details:
Named By:  James A. Brown
Named For:  Sallisaw, LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Date Identified:  1968
Type Site:  Spiro Site, Oklahoma
 Sallisaw
Cluster: Morris Cluster







Commonly Utilized Material:


Date:                   
Cultural Period:   
800 - 600 B.P.
Mississippian
Medieval Warm
Caddoan Culture

Glacial Period:
Culture:
     
      


Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:



Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a small corner notch point with a flattened cross section.  The blade is primarily straight and has fine serrations.  The shoulders may vary from horizontal to slightly barbed.  The stem is large and expanding and commonly has a drooping ear appearance.  The base is deeply concaved and commonly has a V shape.  This point has a random flaking pattern.

Size Measurements:  Total Length - 20 to 45,  Stem Length - 6 to 12 mm,  Blade Width - 9 to 16 mm,  Neck Width - 4 to 8 mm,  Basal Width - 8 to 16 mm.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in eastern Oklahoma and into northeastern Texas.  This point is found with rare frequency in the Arkansas River valley into Kansas. 

Similar Points:
Cuney, Edwards, Haskell
Related / Associated Points:
Related / Associated Points:
Affis Snyders, Grand, Hopewell, Mackinaw, Manker, North Blade



Alba, Cahokia
Additional Comments:

The absents of serrations of the blade may distinguish this point from the related Morris point.  Other distinguishing characteristics is that the Sallisaw has a wide basal notch, narrow corner notch, and long drooping pointed basal ears (Justice, 1987).





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Other points in this Cluster:
Morris
Point Validity:    Valid Type

Brown is a well-respected anthropologist and professor at Northwestern University who has conducted extensive studies at the Spiro Mounds in Oklahoma.  This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references, possibly due to the small number of examples found.  This is considered a valid type.





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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
As Illustrated by Perino, 1971
Chad Gilbert
Rod of the Rock
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

23, 30, 37, 179
Sallisaw Projectile Point, Sallisaw Arrowhead