
Arrowhead type
Mulberry Creek Point
Mulberry CreekLedbetter Stemmed Cluster5,000 - 3,000 B.P.Middle Archaic to Late Archaic18 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 5,000 - 3,000 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Middle Archaic to Late Archaic
- Size
- Medium to Large
- Shape
- Straight Stem to Contracting Stem
- Glacial period
- Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
More from the Archaic period
Description
This triangular stemmed point exhibits a medium to large size profile, characterized by an elliptical cross-sectional shape. The blade's curvature is excurvate, with its maximum width typically occurring at the midpoint. The shoulders of the point can display a range of orientations, from horizontal to upwardly angled, and often exhibit asymmetry. The stem's morphology varies from straight to slightly tapering, with expansion being a rare occurrence. The base of the point is generally slightly convex or straight, and may feature evidence of basal grinding. The flaking pattern observed on this point is random, lacking a consistent or organized arrangement.
Size
The arrowheads exhibit the following dimensional characteristics: - Overall length ranges from 81 mm to 116 mm, with a mean length of 96 mm. - The stem measures between 12 mm and 16 mm in length, averaging 15 mm. - Blade width varies from 22 mm to 36 mm, with an average width of 30 mm. - The width of the stem falls within the range of 12 mm to 20 mm, averaging 17 mm. - In terms of thickness, the arrowheads measure between 9 mm and 12 mm.
Distribution
This type is mainly discovered in upper Alabama and extending into middle Tennessee, northeast Mississippi, and southern central Kentucky
Also found, less often, in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- David DeJarnette
- Year
- 1962
- Type site
- Multiple sites, Mulberry Creek, Colbert County, Alabama
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Mulberry Creek point.
- Appalachian
- Ashtabula
- Cotaco Wright
- Cottonbridge
- Little Bear Creek
- Savannah River