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Name Details:
Named By: Don W. Wyckoff and David Jackman Jr.
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site: Shadid site (34WO45), Woods County, Oklahoma
Shadid
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,300 - 900 B.P.
Mississippian
Vandal Minimum to
Medieval Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
medium triangular corner notch point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade may range from excurvate to straight. Commonly the widest
portion of the point is just above the notches. The shoulder are horizontal to slightly barbed with an expanding stem. The base may range
from straight to convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in northwestern Oklahoma and into southwestern Kansas, southeastern Colorado, and into Texas.
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Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Wyckoff is a distinguished anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology
at the University of Oklahoma. He has conducted extensive studies into the archaeology of Oklahoma and specializes in the archaeology of the Caddoan culture. This type was named in a professional
publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Shadid Projectile Point, Shadid Arrowhead
