Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James Cambron and David Hulse
Named For: Area on the Tennessee River
Date Identified: 1960
Type Site: Several sites around Wade Landing, Tennessee River, Limestone County, Alabama
Identified By: James Cambron and David Hulse
Named For: Area on the Tennessee River
Date Identified: 1960
Type Site: Several sites around Wade Landing, Tennessee River, Limestone County, Alabama
Point Validity:
Valid type
Cambron is a distinguished avocational archaeologist that did extensive work in Alabama and the Tennessee River valley. Hulse is a renowned avocational archaeologist who did extensive work in Alabama. This point was named in a personally published book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Cambron is a distinguished avocational archaeologist that did extensive work in Alabama and the Tennessee River valley. Hulse is a renowned avocational archaeologist who did extensive work in Alabama. This point was named in a personally published book. This point has been referred to in numerous professional publications and is considered a valid type.
Wade Barbed
Cluster: Terminal Archaic Barbed Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium (1.5 to 2.5 inches) basally notched triangular point with an elliptical to flattened cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but may be straight in some examples. The shoulders are strongly barbed, they may be short, or more commonly extend to the base of the stem giving the classification as a basal notched point. The stem may range from straight to slightly expanding. The base is primarily straight, but may be slightly concaved. The base commonly has basal thinning and basal grinding. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 39 to 70 mm (45 to 52 mm average), Stem Length- 9 to 15 mm (10 to 13 mm average), Blade Width - 27 to 45 mm (34 to 37 mm average), Stem Width at Shoulders - 10 to 19 mm (14 to 15 mm average), Stem Width at Base - 9 to 21 mm (average 11 to 17 mm), Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
Total Length - 39 to 70 mm (45 to 52 mm average), Stem Length- 9 to 15 mm (10 to 13 mm average), Blade Width - 27 to 45 mm (34 to 37 mm average), Stem Width at Shoulders - 10 to 19 mm (14 to 15 mm average), Stem Width at Base - 9 to 21 mm (average 11 to 17 mm), Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Cherts and siltstone
Cherts and siltstone
Additional Comments:
Has been found in caches with Motley points.
This point is may be confused with the Kampsville point in the Ohio River valley which has a longer barb.
Has been found in caches with Motley points.
This point is may be confused with the Kampsville point in the Ohio River valley which has a longer barb.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is mostly commonly associated with the Tennessee River Valley (Southern Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Alabama, and northeastern Mississippi), but may also be found in the Ohio River Valley and into southern Michigan and eastern Missouri.
This point is mostly commonly associated with the Tennessee River Valley (Southern Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Alabama, and northeastern Mississippi), but may also be found in the Ohio River Valley and into southern Michigan and eastern Missouri.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,500 - 2,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
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Phase:
Date: 3,500 - 2,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
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Similar Points:
Apple Creek, Calf Creek, Elora, Eva, Kampsville, Melville, Pontchartrain, Pulaski, Rankin, Shoals Creek, Smith, Smithsonia
Apple Creek, Calf Creek, Elora, Eva, Kampsville, Melville, Pontchartrain, Pulaski, Rankin, Shoals Creek, Smith, Smithsonia
