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Carey Geiger Requests Distribution Information on MacCorkle Stemmed Points in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi
MacCorkle points were found in Lauderdale County, Alabama, during a 1986 surface survey of Northwest Alabama sites. However, they were only recently identified during detailed analysis of the collection. While their distribution is reportedly widespread in the eastern United States, except for the Deep South and the coastal plains (Justice 1995:89), neither the Mississippi (McGahey 2004) or Alabama (Cambron and Hulse 1990) point guides list them in these states. Nonetheless, we now know that they do occur in northern Alabama. These points are often found near major rivers or their tributaries.
Distribution information is needed for inclusion in the report being prepared for this collection. The researchers request that anyone with Indian artifact collections examine their collections. If you find any artifact that is possibly a MacCorkle, please send information, including photos or sketches, location where they were found (site number, preferably, or county), and land use where found, to:
Carey L. Geiger
careygeiger@msn.com
7070 Grelot Road, Apt 218
Mobile, Alabama 36695
(251) 639-0786
References Cited
McGahey, Samuel O.
2004 Mississippi Projectile Point Guide, Archaeological Report No. 31. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi.
Cambron, James W. and David C. Hulse
1990 Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types. Edited by David L. DeJarnette. Alabama Archaeological Society, Huntsville, Alabama.
Justice, Noel D.
1995 Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Midcontinental and Eastern United States: A Modern Survey and Reference. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana.