Outline is Representative of Size and Shape: 
Name Details:
Identified By: J. Raymond Williams
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1974
Type Site: Burkett Site, Mississippi County, Missouri
Identified By: J. Raymond Williams
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1974
Type Site: Burkett Site, Mississippi County, Missouri
Point Validity:
Valid type
Williams was a well-respected anthropologist and professor at the University of Florida. He was the founding member and officer of the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society and was awarded the Florida Anthropological Society’s Ripley P. Bullen Award in 1995. This type was named in a professional publication and this type has professional acceptance as a valid type.
Williams was a well-respected anthropologist and professor at the University of Florida. He was the founding member and officer of the Central Gulf Coast Archaeological Society and was awarded the Florida Anthropological Society’s Ripley P. Bullen Award in 1995. This type was named in a professional publication and this type has professional acceptance as a valid type.
Burkett Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is broad and may vary from slightly excurvate to straight. The shoulders are primarily horizontal, but may range from slightly barbed to having a slightly upward angle. The stem varies from straight to slightly contracting with a straight to convex base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 50 to 65 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 15 mm, Blade Width - 25 to 40 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 25 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Total Length - 50 to 65 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 15 mm, Blade Width - 25 to 40 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 25 mm (***based on small sample size***)
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Cairo Lowlands of the Ohio-Mississippi confluence of Indiana, Missouri, and Arkansas.
This point is primarily found in the Cairo Lowlands of the Ohio-Mississippi confluence of Indiana, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,300 - 2,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 2,300 - 2,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
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