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BEGINNING OF DATABASE
Abasolo to Adder
Abasolo
Associated Dates: 7000 - 5000 Y.B.P. - Early Archaic to Mid Archaic
Location: Midwestern
General Description: The Abasolo is a small to medium sized leaf-shaped stemless lanceolate dart point with a triangular blade and a base that is usually well rounded, almost semi-circular but can be on occasion weakly convex.
The blade edges are straight to mildly excurvate and the base is most often thinned for hafting purposes. The blade is often beveled, either along the right or left edge of each face but in some cases, the edges are not so much beveled as they are steeply chipped on both edges of one or both faces. The Abasolo is primarily a southern
The Abasolo may have also served as a knife rather than a projectile point. It most closely resembles the Tortugas point but differs in that the Abasolo has a rounded base. The Abasolo also resembles the Catan in all respects other than size where the Catan is a smaller point.
The Abasolo ranges from 40 mm to 75 mm in length with the width ranging from 20mm to 34 mm. The point was named by R. S. MacNeish for specimens that he found in the state of Tamaulipas in northern
ABOVE: ABA01: Basic Abasolo point shapes. Source: Texasbeyondhistory dot com
ABASOLO POINT THUMBNAIL GALLERY (20 images: 10 source images/10 thumbnails)
ABA01 ABA02 ABA03
ABA04 ABA05 ABA06
ABA07 ABA08 ABA09
ABA10
ABOVE: ABA03: Abasolo point; Kinney Co.,
ABOVE: ABA04: Abasolo point;
ABOVE: ABA05: second view of two of Abasolo point described above in frame #02. This one shows the point in situ. Source: Texasarrowheads dot com
ABOVE: ABA06: Abasolo point; no location; 3.0 inches (76.2mm). Source: American-artifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABA07: Abasolo point;
ABOVE: ABA08: Abasolo Point; Starr Co.,
ABOVE: ABA09: Abasolo point; no location given; 2.5 inches (63.5mm); first of two views. Source: Premierartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABA10: second of two views of Abasolo point described above. Source: Premierartifacts dot com
Abbey
Associated Dates: 6000 - 4000 Y.B.P. - Early Archaic to Middle Archaic Morphology: Stemmed
Location: Extreme Southeastern United States especially Western Florida, South Alabama,
*(ABBEY POINT THUMBNAIL GALLERY FOLLOWS TEXT DESCRIPTION)
ABOVE: ABBEY01: Abbey point; no details
General Description: The Abbey type is a medium sized, broad stemmed knife blade form that is fairly thick and flattened (hexagonal) in cross section and is very often steeply beveled on all four sides of each blade edge face. Blade edges are incurvate to straight to recurvate and can often exhibit serrations. The shoulders are expanded or broad and tapered and are usually horizontal. On some examples the shoulder barb can have a hooked appearance and can have sharp to rounded ends. The distal end is usually acute. The stem is usually straight but may be expanded. The basal edge may be either slightly convex or straight and is usually thinned.
The Abbey usually exhibits well controlled, broad, shallow, random flaking. The Abbey embodies traits from both the Benton and Pickwick clusters. The Abbey is usually found in a totally exhausted or spent condition. The Abbey was typically reworked or resharpened by the employment of bifacial beveling or steeply angled pressure flaking that usually (but not always) left blade edges with serrations. (TEXT SOURCE: Art Gumbus, Lithics-Net)
ABOVE: ABBEY02: Abbey point, 3.5 inches, Tallahatta Quartzite, from southern
The Abbey can range in size from 38 mm to 66 mm in length, 32 mm to 49 mm wide at the shoulders and 6 mm to 9 mm in thickness. The stem length ranges from 7 mm to 12 mm and the stem width ranges from 14 mm to 25 mm. The type was first recognized by Ralph H. Allen Jr. and then named and described by David C. Hulse in 1964 for examples which he recovered from sites near the Abbey Creek in
Note that Baker submits a new Abbey type which he calls the Abbey Broad Stem in his 1995 book. Perino suggests that the Abbey may be a worn out Maples point having the blade shortened due to repetitious resharpenings.
ABOVE: ABBEY03: Abbey point; see below for description
About The Point Above: The beautiful tan and pink sugar quartz Abbey point pictured above represents the typical form for the type in a highly reworked, near discard condition. The point has been reworked to such an extent that most of the blade has been sharpened away leaving only pointed barbs which reveal the original width of the blade. The point measures 57 mm in length, 41 mm wide across the barbs and is 7.5 mm at its thickest point near the shoulders. The base tapers down to 3.5 mm in thickness. The blade edges are incurvate and have pronounced serrations considering the material. The stem is 12 mm long and 24 mm wide. This point was found along the banks of the
ABBEY POINT THUMBNAIL GALLERY (48 images: 24 source images/24 thumbnails)
ABBEY01 ABBEY02 ABBEY03 ABBEY04
ABBEY05 ABBEY06 ABBEY07
ABBEY08 ABBEY09 ABBEY10 ABBEY11
ABBEY12 ABBEY13 ABBEY14
ABBEY15 ABBEY16 ABBEY17
ABBEY18 ABBEY19 ABBEY20
ABBEY21 ABBEY22 ABBEY23
ABBEY24
ABOVE, LEFT: ABBEY04: Abbey point; Choctaw Co.,
ABOVE, RIGHT: ABBEY05: Abbey point;
ABOVE: ABBEY06: Abbey point; Dougherty Co., Georgia
ABOVE: ABBEY07: Abbey points, all from southwest
Interestingly enough, Son
ABOVE, LEFT: ABBEY08: Abbey point; 2.25 inches (56.25mm)
ABOVE, RIGHT: ABBEY09: Abbey point; 2.38 inches (59.5mm)
ABOVE, LEFT: ABBEY10: Abbey point; 1.75 inches (43.75mm)
ABOVE, RIGHT: ABBEY11: Abbey point; 2.5 inches (62.5mm)
ABOVE: ABBEY12: Abbey point; southern
ABOVE: ABBEY13: Abbey point; Flint River, Georgia; 2.13 inches (54.1mm); Coastal Plains chert; first of three views. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY14: second of three views of Abbey point described above in frame #13. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY15: third of three views of Abbey point described above in frame #13. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY16: Abbey point; Flint River, Georgia; 2.56 inches (65mm); Coastal Plains chert; first of three views. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY17: second of three views of Abbey point described above in frame #16. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY18: third of three views of Abbey point described above in frame #16. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY19: Abbey point; southern
ABOVE: ABBEY20: second of four views of Abbey point described above in frame #19. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY21: third of four views of Abbey point described above in frame #19. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY22: fourth of four views of Abbey point described above in frame #19. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com
ABOVE: ABBEY23 AND ABBEY24: Abbey point, described as first stage; Lee Co., Georgia; 3.25 inches (82.5mm); Coastal Plains chert. Source: Riversoftime dot com
Abbott
More info needed
Acatita
(a.k.a. “Cedral”)
Associated Dates: 3000-2600 Y.B.P.
ACATITA POINT THUMBNAIL GALLERY (14 images: 7 source images/7 thumbnails)
ACATITA01
ACATITA02 ACATITA03 ACATITA04
ACATITA05 ACATITA06 ACATITA07
ABOVE: ACATITA01: Acatita points;
ABOVE: ACATITA02: second of seven views of Acatita points – enlargement of the two points seen above, left, in frame #01. Source: Chris Merriam, Arrowheadsonline dot com
ABOVE: ACATITA03: third of seven views of Acatita points described above in frame #01 – medium enlargement of the two points seen above, right, in frame #01. Source: Chris Merriam, Arrowheadsonline dot com
ABOVE: ACATITA04: fourth of seven views of Acatita points described above in frame #01 and shown second from right in frame #01. Source: Chris Merriam, Arrowheadsonline dot com
ABOVE: ACATITA05: fifth of seven views of Acatita points described above in frame #01 and shown second from right in frame #01. Source: Chris Merriam, Arrowheadsonline dot com
ABOVE: ACATITA06: sixth of seven views of Acatita points described above in frame #01 and shown at far right in frame #01. Source: Chris Merriam, Arrowheadsonline dot com
ABOVE: ACATITA07: seventh of seven views of Acatita points described above in frame #01 and shown at far right in frame #01. Source: Chris Merriam, Arrowheadsonline dot com
Accokeek
Associated Dates: 3000 - 1100 Y.B.P. (approximate dates only; more information needed; for example, references to Accokeek pottery time range is given as 2900 – 1700 Y.B.P. in one source, a survey covering Maryland and Virginia) Distribution: Type site is Accokeek Creek Site (18PR8; also known as Moyaone), Prince George Co.,
Morphology: Stemmed
More Info Needed
ABOVE: ACCOK01: Accokeek Creek Site, Prince Georges Co.,
Adder Orchard
Associated Dates: 5000 – 3000 Y.B.P.
Distribution: southwestern
ABOVE: ADDER01: Adder Orchard point profiles. Source: George Bradford, “Southern Ontario Projectile Points” (http://www.geocities.com/firefly1002000/pointsindex.html)
ABOVE: ADDER02: Adder Orchard point profiles as presented by the
General Description: (the following is from the Ontario Archaeological Society,
“AGE AND CULTURAL AFFILIATION: Late Archaic. Similar points have been found at the
REMARKS: It has been suggested (Kenyon 1983: 11) that Adder Orchard points might be slightly later than the broad-bladed "Christmas Tree" points, and may represent an evolving regional variant. While points evolving from Genesee's in the east (
SIZE: Point measurements from the Adder Orchard site are: Length = 41-78 mm (mean of 59.3); Shoulder Width = 19-38 mm (28.4); Stem Width = 16-27 mm (22.7); Base Width = 15-24 mm (19.7); Blade Length = 26-54 mm (40.0); Shoulder Height - 14-27 mm (19.6); Stem Length = 12-26 mm (17.4); Thickness = 7-15 mm (10.0).
SHAPE: Adder Orchard stemmed points have narrow lanceolate blades, and are distinctive by their excurvate blade shape, the point of maximum width usually being well above the shoulder. Shoulders tend to flare out slightly from the stem. Occasionally these points are marked by a slight spur which projects laterally from the base. Stems are parallel-sided to contracting in shape.
FLAKING: Flaking is usually well executed. Primary retouching consists of wide, expanding flake scars. Secondary or marginal retouching is used where it is required to produce an even, sharp edge. Stems are often lightly ground or rubbed, but not to the degree visible on many Paleo-Indian and earlier Archaic points.
RAW MATERIAL: At the Adder Orchard site, points from Kettle Point chert represent 58% of the collection. Onondaga Chert is represented in about a third of the specimens, while only two points were made from greywacke (Kenyon 1983).
REFERENCE: Ferris, N. and
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