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Name Details:
Named By: Earnest N. Johnson
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1940
Type Site: Stockton Mound, San Joaquin County, California (Philip M. Jones, 1923)
Stockton Stemmed
AKA: Stockton Parallel Stem
Cluster: Stockton Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
All examples are made from obsidian
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,300 -500 B.P.
Developmental -
Late Prehistoric
Vandal Minimum to
Little Ice Age
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 with deep serrations along the blade, especially on the lower half
of the blade. The shoulders may vary to horizontal to having a slight downward slope. The stem is primarily straight, but
may vary from slightly expanding to slightly contracting. The base may range from straight to convex. This point has a
random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 28 to
68 mm, Stem Length - 6 to 9 mm, Blade Width - 12 to 18 mm,
Stem Width - 6 to 10 mm, Thickness - 4 to 6 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Sacramento Delta region and into the San Francisco Bay area. These points may be found through out central California and into the northern
coastal ranges.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
The serrations found in the stemmed type do not tend to be as symmetrical, deep, or uniform as the serrations found on other points in this cluster. This point also tends to have a thicker cross section than
other types in this cluster (Justice, 2002).
Between being found in bone, the thicker cross section, and the less uniform serrations, this may suggest that this is the more utilitarian type found in this cluster.
Point Validity: Valid Type
Johnson was an anthropologist who studied the archaeology of the Great Basin and
California. This type was named in his publication on the Stockton Mound in California. This has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
16, 23, 30
Stockton Stemmed Projectile Point, Stockton Stemmed Arrowhead
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