Name Details:
Named By: Richard A. Marshall
Named For:
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site: Multiple Sites, Table Rock Reservoir, southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas
Kings
AKA: Patterson Springs Corner Notch (Tuner and Benn, 1987)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Burlington chert (commonly heat treated), Reeds Spring chert
Date:
4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Late Archaic
Neoglacial
Cultural Period:
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium
(1.25 to 2.75 inches) triangular corner notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade varies from excurvate to straight on re-sharpened examples or slightly
incurvate on extensively re-sharpened examples. Fine serrations are commonly present. The shoulder are barbed and commonly
has pointed terminations. Re-sharpened examples may have reduced barbed. Wide notches enter from the corner of the preform
forming a stem that is expanding with a base that is primarily straight, but may range from slightly convex to slightly concave. Light basal and hafting region
grinding is generally seen. This point has a random flaking pattern and has been completed with pressure flaking.
Size Measurements: Total Length -
30 to 70 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 15 mm, Blade Width - 22 to
35 mm, Neck Width - 15 to 20 mm, Stem Width - 20 to 25 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Ozark Mountain region and into the lower Missouri River Valley.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This type has been poorly defined which has resulted in many other types of corner notch points being classified as this type (Ray and Lopinot, 2005). This has led to confusion
regarding the date of this point. It has been classified as a Middle Archaic to a Woodland point. Ray has attributed the confusion in dates as being a direct result of being a poorly defined type and
being used as a catch-all for small to medium corner notched points.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Marshall is an anthropologist and a professor at Mississippi State University. 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:
It has been suggested that this point may range from the Middle Archaic period into the Woodland period. Radio-carbon dates at the Erwin site have provided dates of 3,230 to 3,120
rcybp and at the Labra Lake Site provided dates of 3,300 - 3,100 rcybp. The Fire Pit Cave site provided dates of 3,180 to 3,080 rcybp. It is now thought that this point represents a Late to Terminal
Archaic period point.
Pictures Provided By:
Adam Runnels
Amanda Cooper
Bronson
Kurt Baker
Artifact Hunter
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 80
Kings Projectile Point, Kings Arrowhead
Patterson Springs Corner Notch, Patterson Springs Projectile Point, Patterson Springs Arrowhead
