Identified By: Richard A. Marshall
Named For: Richard A. Marshall
Date Identified: 1982
Type Site: Archusa Creek, Clarke County, Mississippi
Marshall was an anthropologist and professor of Anthropology at Mississippi State University. He served as President of the Mississippi Association of Professional Archaeologist and was an expert on the Starkville Complex of Mississippi. This type was named in a professional publication., but has no professional references. This is considered a provisional type.
Cluster:
Length - 33 to 50 mm, Width - 23 to 31 mm, Thickness - 9 to 11 mm, Stem Width - 1.2 to 1.7 mm, Stem Width at Shoulders - 1.4 to 1.7 mm
Orthoquartzite
Loyd Doty reports:
ARCHUSA (Straight, Contracted or Expanded Stem) – was provisionally named by Richard A Marshall for examples recovered from 30 sites tested during a survey of Archusa Creek near Quitman in Clarke County, Mississippi. They are large (3 ½” to 5”) projectiles and knives that have slightly convex or concave blade edges, with many exhibiting alternate beveling and fine serrations. Specimens are moderately thick, but primary and secondary flaking is above average quality. Shoulders are weak to very strong and are occasionally barbed. Stems range from very slightly contracting to slightly expanded, but are mostly parallel sided. Bases are slightly Convex. Basal and stem edges on most specimens are ground. Distribution includes MS, AR, LA border area, and they were in use during the Late Archaic to Early Woodland period.
Due to the lack of references to this type the full extent of distribution is not know. This type has been references in the Archusa Creek region of Mississippi and into the surrounding region of Mississippi and Alabama.
Date: 4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
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