Accession No

Z 985 C-D


Description

Two small projectile points or arrowheads made from flaked stone. Larger one is a bifacially worked triangular point with slightly incurvate blade, barbs and straight to flaring stem with convex base; smaller one is a unifacially worked triangular point with straight blade, horizontal shoulders and slightly flared stem with convex base, cortex remains on the worked side.


Place

Americas; North America; United States of America; Arkansas; Bradley County; Saline River; Wire Fence Landing


Period

Mississippian


Source

Moore, Clarence Bloomfield [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 985 C-D; 37 [Moore no.]; 38 [Moore no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered with printed Moore number in blue, on the larger point: '37'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Display)
Handwritten display label found with Z 985 B-D: 'Bradley Co'y / Arkansas'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Related Documents)
Z 985 B-D had "Mississippi" label by Geoffrey H.S. Bushnell
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 985 A-D: 'Small celt (Z 985 A), stone drill and two stone arrowheads.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Surface find. Likely collected by C.B. Moore in 1912 or 1913. See archive (FR5/1/1) for notes and labels.
Event Date 1912
Author: maa


Context (References)
Moore, C.B. (1913). 'Some Aboriginal Sites in Louisiana and in Arkansas'. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 2nd series, vol. 16. cf. p. 91
Event Date 1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Analysis)
Additional catalogue card reads: 'Wire Fence Landing on the Saline river, Bradley County, Arkansas is described by C.B. Moore on page 91 of "Some Aboriginal Sites in Louisiana and Arkansas". No specific reference to these artefacts. Photo taken. Charles R. McGimsey 23 Jan. 1986.'
Event Date 23/1/1986
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Labels & Markings)
Two small projectile points or arrowheads made from flaked stone. Larger one is a bifacially worked triangular point with slightly incurvate blade, barbs and straight to flaring stem with convex base; smaller one is a unifacially worked triangular point with straight blade, horizontal shoulders and slightly flared stem with convex base, cortex remains on the worked side.
Event Date 7/4/2025
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:326563

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