Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James R. Atkinson
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1974
Type Site: Vaughn Mound Site (22LO538), Lowndes County, Mississippi
Identified By: James R. Atkinson
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1974
Type Site: Vaughn Mound Site (22LO538), Lowndes County, Mississippi
Point Validity:
Valid type
Atkinson was an archaeologist for the National Park Service He is a well published author of archaeological and anthropological publications. This type was named in the excavation reports on the Vaughn Mound Site, and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Vaughn Stemmed
Cluster: White Springs Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The shoulders are weak and are at an upward upward angle. The stem is short and broad with straight edges and rounded basal corners and a base that ranges from straight to slightly convex. This point has a random flaking pattern and is commonly crudley made..
Size Measurements:
Length - 45 to 48 mm (average 47 mm), Width - 28 to 36 mm (average 30 mm), Thickness - 10 to 13 mm (average 11 mm).
Length - 45 to 48 mm (average 47 mm), Width - 28 to 36 mm (average 30 mm), Thickness - 10 to 13 mm (average 11 mm).
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the east Gulf Coastal plains of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama and into the surrounding region.
This point is primarily found in the east Gulf Coastal plains of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama and into the surrounding region.
Age / Periods:
Date: 7,000 - 6,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 7,000 - 6,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
This type is part of the Coastal Plains Archaic traditions (Knight and Mistovich, 1984)
This type is part of the Coastal Plains Archaic traditions (Knight and Mistovich, 1984)
