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Arrowhead Point Type Glossary
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| Abasolo |
Time Period: Early to Middle Archaic, 7000-5000 B.P.
Location: Primarily South Texas and Northeastern Mexico
Description:
A medium size, triangular point with a rounded base. The blade can be beveled on one side of each face and the base is often thinned for hafting.
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| Adena |
Time Period: Late Archaic to Woodland, 3000-1200 B.P.
Location: Midwestern States
Description:
A medium to large size triangular point. Stem sides are parallel with rounded to square base.
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| Agate Basin |
Time Period: Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic, 10,500-8000 B.P.
Location: An area from Montana to New Mexico, East to Pennsylvania
Description:
A high quality Lanceolate blade, with ground base and random to parallel flaking.
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| Agee |
Named after W. P. Agee, Jr.
Time Period: Mississippian, 1200-700 B.P.
Location: Midwestern States
Description: Small to medium size, narrow, corner notched arrow point. Barbs expand, and base is strongly convex.
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| Alba |
Named after city of Alba, Wood County, Texas
Time Period: Woodland to Mississippian, 2000-400 B.P.
Location: Eastern Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana
Description: Small triangular point, usually having recurved blade edges, Strong flaring shoulders and a bulbous stem.
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| Albany Uniface/Biface |
Named after Albany Landing, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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| Allen |
Time Period: Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic, 9000-7500 B.P.
Location: Midwestern States, north to Canada
Description: Narrow Lanceolate point, exhibiting oblique transverse flaking. Base is concave and is ground.
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| Almagre |
Spanish for Red Earth
Time Period: Middle Archaic, 2500-1000 B.P.
Location: Midwestern States
Description: A broad triangular point, with pointed barbs. Base is contracting and can be pointed to rounded. This type is usually thick and crudely made.
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| Andice |
Named after city of Andice, Williamson County, Texas
Time Period: Early Archaic, 8000-5000 B.P.
Location: Southern to Central Texas
Description: A wide, thin triangular point with deep basal notches and tangs extending to base. Bases are usually thinned for hafting.
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| Angostura |
Named after Angostura Reservoir, South Dakota
Time Period: Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic, 10000-8000 B.P.
Location: Midwest to Western States
Description: Lanceolate blade, with base contracting from near middle of the blades length. Stem edge grinding can be found on most Angosturas.
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