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Offline swamp monkey

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points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« on: November 09, 2014, 03:40:32 pm »
Does anyone know what the points from Etowah Georgia and Moundville Alabama looked like?  Both are mound building sites from the Mississippian period.  Spiro and Cahokia points I have found and although similar they have differences.  So I am interested in other variances.  I have done some image searches but to no avail.  Any input will be welcome.
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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2014, 10:49:09 pm »
I went to Etowah and was real disappointed in the little museum with two piles of dirt with mowed grass. Sorry, no points that I saw.
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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2014, 01:42:09 pm »
Here are a few images of Cahokia and Spiro points.  They are very similar to one another.  They also have variety with in the sites.  However, there are some differences too.  Note the area below the notch.  I would like to have a better understanding of the breadth of variations across the mound building Deep South.
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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2014, 02:38:48 am »
 :o That stuff is really impressive...
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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2015, 03:32:29 pm »
OK, I looked this up.   ;D ;D

In the areas you mentioned, the Mississippian point type would be the Madison type.  In the Middle to Late Woodland periods  (just before the Mississippian)  the Baker's Creek Points was common.  The Copena Triangular is also present and is considered to be the preform for the Baker's Creek.  Baker's Creek is also referred to as "Taylor" ? in some contexts, I think.

Cahokia, Ft. Ancient, Nodena, Jack's Reef, Hamilton, and Levanna are close neighbors but would not be a good choice, in my opinion.  They are on the outskirts of your area  (too far West and North).


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http://sonandersonartifacts.com/archaeology.shtml
Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Midcontinental and Eastern United States, Noel. D. Justice
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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2015, 03:41:22 pm »
Here are some variations in the picture attached:

source: ---http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=495182
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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2015, 03:45:38 pm »
Some Central Alabama points on this site  (Madison Park):

http://www.southalabama.edu/archaeology/madison-park-lithic-analysis-02.html



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Re: points from Moundville AL, and Etowah GA
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2015, 05:50:16 pm »
These images are very helpful.   I am getting a better feel for the Mississippian era's arrowheads and their variety. 

Thanks for posting. 

A.J. Hendershott   AKA swamp monkey
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