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Name Details:
Named By: David A. Baerrets
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1954
Type Site: Huffaker Site, Delaware County, Oklahoma
Huffaker
Cluster: Washita Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,000 - 500 B.P.
Mississippian
Medieval Warm
Cahokia and Caddoan Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
thin small to point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily straight and may be serrated or notched on one or both blades. This point has parallel notches with horizontal shoulders. The stem is expanded with the ears expanding forming a straight line with the blade. One or both ears may be notched. The base may range from slightly concave to having a basal notch. The flaking
is random and is commonly high quality and well made.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 15 to
40 mm, Stem Length - 8 to 12 mm, Width at Shoulders - 8 to
15, Neck Width - 5 to 10 mm, Notch Depth - 2 to 3 mm,
Basal Width - 12 to 20 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point are found with the heaviest concentrations in the Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas region. This point may be found with less frequency in the other highlighted areas.
Additional Comments:
The points in this cluster are similar to the points in the Woodland/Mississippian triangular cluster, except these points have side notches (Morrow, 1984). Both types of points are
noted for being thin and in the shape of an isosceles or equilateral triangle. Points in this cluster are noted for a single or multiple parallel notches in the blade. The blade may be serrated for points
in this cluster (W2).
All points in this cluster are Mississippian or Mississippian related complexes. with primary distributions in the Mississippi River Valley. See Distribution Comments for detailed
description.
Point Validity: Valid Type
Baerris is a well published
anthropologist and was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 178, W2
Huffaker Projectile Point, Huffaker Arrowhead
