Arredondo

The Arredondo point was first reported by Ripley P. Bullen in 1958 (Bullen 1975:39). The type was named for the town of Arredondo in Alachua County, Florida.

The Arredondo is a medium to large sized knife form measuring from 1.75 to 4.75 inches in length.  The blade is developed by generally crude percussion flaking resulting in a fairly thick by-convex cross-section. Excurvate blade edges are pressure flaked to meet at a broad distal and. The type is usually found in an exhausted state with weak, but not rounded shoulders. Stem edges may be straight, tapering or expanding to a concave basal edge. The basal edge is frequently so deeply concave as to appear bifurcated. Basal corners are typically rounded, but can occasionally appear pointed.

Examples of Arredondo Points were recovered from the Trilisa pond site in Marion County, Florida. Examples were recovered at the top of the hardpan layer below 3 feet of sand. The context also contained tools similar to those from the early pre-ceramic levels of the Bolen Bluff site in Alachua County, Florida. That context also produced Arredondo and Bolen points. The Blue Springs site near Marianna in Jackson County, Florida yielded 18 Arredondo points as well as Hamilton points and a Sumter-like point.