Archaeological Investigations at Yourhaney Plantation (38GE18)

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226Table 39. Attributes of Projectile Points from 38GE18.Type Material L W T BL HW NotesHump couldn't be removed –Triangular Porphyritic Rhyolite unk. 2.4 0.9tip broken (Bag 97)Triangular Porphyritic Rhyolite unk. 2.5 0.6 tip broken (Bag 157)Triangular Plain Rhyolite unk. 1.9 0.5 tip broken (Bag 68)Small Savannah RiverStemmed Orthoquartzite 5.3 3.5 1.1 4.5 2 Bag 7Morrow Mountain II Porphytric Rhyolite 4.3 3 1.2 2.6 1.9 Bag 2Palmer Corner Notched Flow Banded Rhyolite 3.4 2.2 1 2.6 1.2 very tip end broken off (Bag 8)Projectile PointsTOOLSRelatively few projectile points were recovered from the excavations at Yauhannah Bluff. A total ofsix points were recovered and their characteristics are presented in Table 39. Three triangularpoints were recovered, which were manufactured from metavolcanic materials. One appears tohave broken during manufacture, as it had a large hump on one side that apparently could not beremoved. Their width ranged from 1.9 to 2.5 cms and thickness (without the hump) ranged from0.5 to 0.6 cms. A trend for decreasing triangular size through time occurs from the MiddleWoodland on (Coe 1964; Keel 1976). Basal width of triangular points has been thought to be apotentially good discriminator of temporal affiliation. At 38SU83 in the Upper Coastal Plain,Blanton (et al. 1986) was able to delineate three distinct groups of triangular point. Those withbases averaging 1.2 cm were attributed to the Pee Dee (Mississippian) component. Pointsassociated with the other two groups all had basal widths of not less than 1.7 cms and weregenerally deposited deep. They were in association with Woodland assemblages. A roughlysimilar pattern was observed at the Mattasee Lake sites on the Santee River (Anderson et al. 1982:151-155). It is therefore assumed that these are all affiliated with Woodland contexts. Thesepoints were recovered from Feature 108, which was a burned tree (Bag 68), Feature 141 – anhistoric post (Bag 97), and Feature 288 – another historic post (Bag 157).The Small Savannah River Stemmed point was surface collected from grid point N510E548 (Bag7), which is in the vicinity of the stick and clay chimney associated with the main plantation house.Savannah River Stemmed points date from the Late Archaic to Early Woodland periods. Oliver(1985) and Coe (1964) indicate that Savannah River Stemmed points become smaller over timewith the evolution being Savannah River Stemmed, Small Savannah River Stemmed, and GypsyStemmed. Oliver (1985) states that the Small Savannah River Stemmed marks the terminal part ofthe Late Archaic Period.The Morrow Mountain II point was surface collected during the mechanical stripping of the site(Bag 2). According to Coe (1964: 37) Morrow Mountain II points are typically 3.0 to 8.0 inlength, averaging 6.0 cms. The width ranges from 1.8 to 3.0, averaging 2.0 cms.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT YOURHANEY PLANTATION227The stem of the Yauhannah Bluff example is longer than the blade, indicating that it has beenreworked. The blade is in relatively good condition and it may have been considered exhaustedand, thus discarded.The Palmer Corner Notched point was surface collected from grid point N525E507 (Bag 8), whichis near a historic hearth feature cluster (Feature 124). The point has a ground base and the verytip end is broken off. According to Coe (1964: 67) Palmer’s tend to range in length from 2.8 to6.0 cms, averaging 3.5 cms. The width ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 cms, averaging 2.0 cms. Theexample from Yauhannah Bluff falls closely to the average recorded by Coe.Other Lithic Tools andArtifactsTwo expedient flake tools were identified in the collection including a retouched chert flake tooland a porphyritic rhyolite utilized flake. Ground stone tools consisted of a greenstone abrader, asandstone abrader, and a siltstone abrader. A fragment of a metavolcanic anvil was found as wellas five pieces of quartzite fire cracked rock. Two unaltered pieces of petrified wood were alsorecovered.
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viiiLIST OF ACRONYMS ANDABBREVIATIO
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Figure 101925 Plat of Yauhannah Blu
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130Several different comparison rat
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|140FeatureTotalWood Monocot PineRe
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144Summary of Mississippian Period
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146One species of bedstraw sustains
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148The macroplant assemblage includ
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150Forty liters of flotation sample
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152The young shoots can be boiled a
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154Twelve species, which fruit betw
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156Dock was used to make poultices
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158While the conclusions about fore
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160White oaks, which prefer moist,
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162The validity of this observation
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164In the southeastern United State
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166Gar is another primitive fish th
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168Feature 55 (Historic Post)A sing
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170Feature 107 (Historic Post)The f
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172Feature 137 (Prehistoric Pit)A t
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174Feature 219 (Historic Post)A tot
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126 208 99 1 0 0 4.02 1 0 0 0126 20
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