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HOLLAND
POINT
EARLY ARCHAIC PERIOD
BARRY COUNTY, MISSOURI
PRIVATE COLLECTION
COPYRIGHT MAY 31, 2007 PETER A. BOSTROM
CAST ILLUSTRATED
CAST #A-11
HOLLAND POINT
EARLY ARCHAIC PERIOD
BARRY COUNTY, MISSOURI
PRIVATE COLLECTION
This Holland point was
found several years ago in Barry County, Missouri. Some Holland points
were made with fine uniform "classic Dalton style" pressure flaking.
This point was made with random percussion flaking and fine pressure
flaking along the edges. It exhibits two classic Holland
characteristics. One is the small eared projection on the corner of the
base and the other is the slight shoulders. This point is made of a tan
colored chert of good quality and
measures 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm) long.
Holland points date to the Early Archaic period,
approximately 10,000 years ago. They were named after Warren Holland for
a cache of thirteen points he found in Henry County, Iowa. Holland
points represent one of the many different forms of Dalton points. The
main diagnostic traits are the shoulders and, as this cast illustrates,
the small eared projections at the basal corners. Bases can be either
concave or almost straight like this example. |