Name Details:
Named By: Ripley
Bullen (described) / John M. Goggin (named)
Named For: Tampa region
Date Identified: 1950
/ 1953
Type Site:
Tampa
AKA: Southern Timucua (Goggin, 1953)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
550 - 300 B.P.
Late Mississippian to Historic
Little Ice Age
Safety Harbor, Alachua,
Southern Timucan Cultures
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick broad small (1 to 2.25 inches) ovoid
shaped point with a thick elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with a convex base giving the point a leaf appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern and commonly has poor
workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 23 to
60 mm (average 40 to 50 mm), Width - 10 to 25 mm (average 15 to 20
mm), Thickness - 4 to 12 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Tampa region, but may be found into northern Florida, southern Georgia and southern Alabama with decreased frequency.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This point is similar to the Nodena point, but this point is broader, cruder, and thicker than the Nodena point. It is thought that some points types as this point may be preforms for Ichetucknee,
Guntersville, or Leon type points (Granger and Granger 2013).
Goggin discusses these point which he refers to as Southern Timucua point
after the associated Timucua culture of Florida (1953:11)
See link below for additional examples
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Goggin was a distinguished
anthropologist and was a professor at the University of Florida. He specialized in the archaeology of the southwest where he completed his undergraduate work and became an
expert on the archaeology of Florida. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
.
Age Details:
Bullen (1975), states that these points were used during the Safety Harbor -
Alachua period and extended into the Spanish Mission period into the 17th
centry.
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 57, 58, 59, 167, W18
Tampa Projectile Point, Tampa Arrowhead
