Puget Sound Knappers

Uinta

Associated Dates: 1200 – 800 Y.B.P

Union
(see “Uvalde”)

Union-Iowa

Associated Dates: 2000 – 1500 Y.B.P.

Union Side Notched

Associated Dates: 10000 – 8000 Y.B.P. (date range an approximation only)

UNION SIDE NOTCHED POINT THUMBNAIL GALLERY (20 images: 10 source images/10 thumbnails)



Union Side Notched 1	Union Side Notched 1	Union Side Notched 1

Union Side Notched 4	Union Side Notched 5	Union Side Notched 6

Union Side Notched 7	Union Side Notched 8	Union Side Notched 9	Union Side Notched 10

ABOVE, LEFT: UN01: Union Side Notched point; no details
ABOVE, RIGHT: UN02: Union Side Notched point; Gilchrist Co., Florida

ABOVE: UN03: Union Side Notched point; Etowah Co., Alabama; 2.24 inches (56mm)

ABOVE: UN04: Union Side Notched point; Columbia Co., Florida

ABOVE: UN05: Union Side Notched points; all from either Gilchrist or Suwannee Counties, Florida; longest 3.0 inches (76.2mm). Source: museum, Paleoenterprises dot com

ABOVE: UN06: Union Side Notched point; Hillsborough Co., Florida; 2.38 inches (60.4mm); agatized palm; first of five views. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com

ABOVE: UN07: second of five views of Union Side Notched point described above in frame #06. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com

ABOVE: UN08: third of five views of Union Side Notched point described above in frame #06. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com

ABOVE: UN09: fourth of five views of Union Side Notched point described above in frame #06. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com

ABOVE: UN10: fifth of five views of Union Side Notched point described above in frame #06. Source: Roadrunnerartifacts dot com

Union
* more info needed

Uvalde

Associated Dates: 6000 - 1500 Y.B.P. - Middle Archaic to Woodland.

Also See: Big Sandy, Buzzard Roost Creek, Fox Valley, Frio, Hoxie, LeCroy, Martindale, MacCorkle, Pedernales, Rice Lobbed, Stanly, Val Verde

Location: Midwestern to Southeastern United States

Morphology: Bifurcated

General Description: The Uvalde is a small to medium sized, bifurcated stemmed point with barbed or tapered shoulders. The blade is triangular to leaf shaped in outline with some specimens having serrated edges. The blade edges are straight to excurvate. The shoulders are usually prominent and barbed when the point is new and become weak as rework is performed. The stem is short to moderate in length and tends to expand towards the base. The expansion of the base may vary from weak to strong. The base is usually concave and can be U shaped. Basal corners range from well rounded to sharply pointed. The base never flares as wide as the shoulders but on some specimens, can flare close to the width of the shoulders

The Uvalde is a broadly defined type that has considerable shape variations. The Frio type is somewhat similar to the Uvalde, however the Frio's ears flare outward more than this type. The Martindale is also similar, however the Martindale has a fishtail appearance and the Uvalde does not.

The point was named by Dee Ann Suhm, Alex D. Krieger and Edward B. Jelks for examples which were found in south central and southwest Texas near the town of Uvalde.

ABOVE: UV01: Uvalde point; see description below

About the Point Above: The Uvalde blade pictured above was found along the banks of Fire Creek, Gillespie County, Texas and is from the Pat Dunnegan collection. The point is made from light brown khaki colored flint that has light tan inclusions and large dark brown inclusion at the upper barb. The blade has calliche deposits near some of the knapping scars. The edges of the blade show fine retouch. The lower barb is chipped off from a modern mishap. Overall, the point measures 88 mm in length, is 39 mm wide across the barbs, and is 6.5 mm thick in mid blade. The stem is 14 mm long and 24 mm wide. The stem thickness is 4.5 mm. The basal concavity is 3.5 mm in depth and it shows some minor grinding as do the stem edges. (TEXT SOURCE: Art Gumbus, Lithic-Net)

UVALDE POINT THUMBNAIL GALLERY (22 images: 11 source images/11 thumbnails)



Uvalde 1	Uvalde 1	Uvalde 1

Uvalde 4	Uvalde 5	Uvalde 6	Uvalde 7

Uvalde 8	Uvalde 9	Uvalde 10	Uvalde 11

ABOVE: UV02: Uvalde point; source: texasarrowheads dotcom

ABOVE, LEFT: UV03: Uvalde point; Texas
ABOVE, RIGHT: UV04: Uvalde point; Edwards Co., Texas; 2.43 inches (61.7mm)

ABOVE, LEFT: UV05: Uvalde point; Burnet Co., Texas; 3.25 inches (82.5mm); Edwards Plateau chert
ABOVE, RIGHT: UV06: Uvalde point; Texas. Source: Texasarrowheads dot com(61.7mm)

ABOVE, LEFT: UV07: Uvalde point; Bell Co., Texas; 2.0 inches (51mm); Owl Creek chert
ABOVE, RIGHT: UV08: Uvalde point; Bell Co., Texas; 2.0 inches (51mm)(61.7mm)

ABOVE: UV09 AND UV10: Uvalde point; Texas; no details

ABOVE: UV11: Uvalde point; Bandera Co., Texas; 2.75 inches (69mm). Source: Todd W. Chism, Arrowheads dot com

Uwharrie
(see “Hamilton Triangle”)

Val Verde

Associated Dates: : 5000 – 3000 Y.B.P.

ABOVE: VV01: Val Verde point; Texas. Source: Texasarrowheads dot com

AABOVE: VV02 AND VV03: Val Verde point; Wilson County Sand Pits, Wilson Co., Texas; 2.68 inches (68mm). Source: www.coyoteartifacts.com

Valina

Associated Dates: 2500 – 1000 Y.B.P

General Description: base straight to convex

ABOVE: VALINA01: Valina point; Tennessee

Van Lott

Associated Dates: 9000 – 8000 Y.B.P.

Distribution: Virginia and the Carolinas

General Description: The Van Lott is a medium-sized point with a triangular blade and barbed shoulders. The base may be straight, convex or concave; the basal corners are eared.

Vandale

*Associated Dates: more info needed

Vandenberg
(also known as “Vandenberg Contracting”)

Associated Dates: 5000 – 1500 Y.B.P.