Arrowhead type
Springly Point
SpringlyTerminal Archaic Barbed Cluster2,900 - 2,500 B.P.Late Archaic to Early Woodland5 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 2,900 - 2,500 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Late Archaic to Early Woodland
- Size
- Medium
- Shape
- Expanding Stem to Corner Notch
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial
Description
This artifact exhibits a distinctive triangular form with an elliptical profile, characterized by a medium-sized expanding stem. The blade's curvature is notably excurvate, although some specimens may display a straighter configuration. Prominent barbing is evident at the shoulders, which tend to become less pronounced in re-sharpened examples, often accompanied by a straightening of the blade edges. The stem itself expands subtly, terminating in a base that ranges from straight to mildly convex. The flaking pattern observed on this point is random, lacking a discernible order or sequence.
Size
Medium
Distribution
This type is mainly discovered in the southern Illinois River Valley and extending into Missouri.
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Patrick J. Munson and Alan D. Harn
- Year
- 1971
- Type site
- Wood River Terrence, Wood County, Illinois
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Springly point.
Other types in the Terminal Archaic Barbed Cluster
- Buck Creek
- Bulverde
- Delphi
- Kampsville
- Smithsonia
- Wade