I think I have this one identified. It appears to be made from the same material as the other point, Dakota quartzite, but at a time thousands of years more recent than that one. This is a valid
type identified in 1968.
Haskell Point
Cahokia Cluster
Date: 800 - 600 B.P. (800 - 600 AD)
Cultural Period: Mississippian
Glacial Period:
Medieval Warm
Culture: Caddoan Culture
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small to point with a flattened
cross section. The blade is primarily straight to slightly excurvate and may be
serrated. Rarely is the blade notched on this point. This point has parallel notches with horizontal shoulders with an expanded stem. The base is most commonly concaved, but some examples may have a straight base. This point commonly has incomplete flaking leaving the surface of the original flake forming a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 15 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 8 to 11 mm, Width at Shoulders - 8 to 15, Neck Width - 5 to 10 mm, Notch Depth - 2 to 3 mm, Notch Placement - 1/4 to 1/2 from the base (based on total length), Basal Width - 12 to 20 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954).
Distribution Comments:
These points are primarily associated with the Caddoan culture and subcultures of Texas, Oklahoma, and into Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana and into
Mexico. These points may be found into adjacent regions with decreased frequency. Points outside the Caddoan cultural territory may fall into one of the Plains
Side Notch
types. Points found into the Pueblo Cultural and sub culture territories may fall into the Pueblo
Side Notch
type.