3.15" Mulberry Creek Stemmed Arrowhead (Tennessee)

Found:Pickwick Lake Site, Tennessee

Age:  5,000 - 3,000 B.P

Cultural Period: Early Archaic

This is a medium to large triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section.  The blade has an excurvate shape with the widest part of the blade being around the midpoint.  The shoulders may range from horizontal to having an upward angle.  The shoulders are commonly asymmetrical.  The stem may range from straight to slightly contracting, but rarely is expanding,  The base is slightly convex to straight and nay have some basal grinding.  This point has a random flaking pattern.

** Even though we titled these as "arrowheads" they were most likely used with a spear/dart and atlatl (spear thrower)