
Arrowhead type
St Croix Point
St CroixLate Woodland Stemmed to Late Woodland Corner Notch Cluster1,400 - 1,000 B.P.Woodland3 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 1,400 - 1,000 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Woodland
- Culture
- St. Croix culture
- Size
- Small
- Shape
- Corner Notch
- Glacial period
- Vandal Minimum
More from the Woodland period
Description
This corner-notched projectile point exhibits a slender profile with a compressed cross-sectional morphology. The blade's curvature is predominantly excurvate, while the notches are of moderate depth and exhibit a high degree of craftsmanship, forming pronounced shoulders that terminate in barbed edges. The stem is expanding, and the base, although generally convex, can occasionally approach a straight configuration, often displaying a distinctive "Dovetail" morphology. Notably, the base typically lacks basal grinding. The point's manufacture involves pressure flaking, resulting in a random, non-patterned flaking arrangement.
Size
The dimensions of the arrowheads are characterized by a total length ranging from 19 to 40 mm and a blade width spanning from 11 to 20 mm.
Distribution
This style is mainly discovered in the Snake River / St. Croix river valley of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Morrow (2016) notes its presence extending into northern Iowa.
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- C. A. H. Caine
- Year
- 1974
- Type site
- Multiple sites at the St. Croix River region, eastern Minnesota.
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the St Croix point.