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Name Details:
Named By: Gregory Perino
Named For: Caches found along the Little River in Oklahoma.
Date Identified: 1975
Type Site:
Little River
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,500 - 2,500 B.P.
Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a large triangular basal notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is broad and excurvate. Notches enter from the base of the point forming shoulders that are barbed and
often extend to the base of the point. The stem may vary from straight to slightly expanding. The base ranges from slightly convex to slightly concave. This point has a random flaking
pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 70
to 120 mm, Stem Length - 14 to 18 mm, Blade Width - 40
to 60 mm, Stem Width - 17 to 22 mm, Notch Width - 7 to
11 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Little River Valley of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This point is reported to be similar to the Ouachita type point, but
the Little River has a wider stem (approx. 1/3 wider) with rounded
barbs generally extend to the base. The outer edge of the barb is
generally straighter than the Ouachita point. The stem on the Ouachita
point is narrower with pointed barbs that extend approx. half the length of
the stem and the outer edge of the barb curves in towards the base.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
Perino was a well-respected
self-taught archeologist who was the founder of the Illinois State Archeological Society. This point was named in a professional publication, but has no professional
references. This type has many collector source references. This is considered a collector type.
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Little River Projectile Point, Little River Arrowhead
