
Arrowhead type
Xilju Point
XiljuNorthern Pacific Stemmed Cluster8,900 - 8,700 B.P.Early Archaic2 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 8,900 - 8,700 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Early Archaic
- Size
- Medium
- Shape
- Ovoid to Contracting Stem
- Material
- Limestone
- Glacial period
- Early Holocene
More from the Archaic period
Description
This stone point exhibits a slender, teardrop silhouette with a tapering stem, characterized by a brief, outwardly curved blade. The shoulder regions are subdued, often barely perceptible, and positioned at an elevated inclination. In contrast, the stem is elongated and narrowing, terminating in a sharply defined, pointed base. The flaking pattern observed on this artifact is irregular and non-directional, lacking a discernible sequence or orientation.
Size
The arrowhead's dimensions are as follows: it measures between 48 and 60 mm in overall length, with a stem length ranging from 12 to 19 mm. The blade itself spans 25 to 36 mm in width, averaging 24 mm. The basal stem width varies between 19 and 34 mm, while the neck width falls within the range of 18 to 28 mm. The notch width is between 7 and 13 mm, and the thickness of the arrowhead ranges from 7 to 11 mm, with an average thickness of 10 mm.
Distribution
This specimen is mainly linked to Richardson Island. Complete geographic range remains unclear.
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Daryl W. Fedje
- Year
- 2011
- Type site
- Quad Site, Limestone County, Alabama
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Xilju point.
- Chignik Leaf
- Denbign
- Duke Point Diamond
- Dutch Harbor Bi-Point
- Sluiceway
- Yukon Bi-Point
- Yukon Constricting Stem