Projectile point · Middle Woodland
Bakers Creek
100 BCE–600 CE, Woodland (Eastern)
Bakers Creek is the Middle Woodland expanding-stem point of the Tennessee Valley in Alabama and Tennessee, named for Bakers Creek in Madison County, Alabama, and associated with the Copena mortuary complex. It was made mostly from Fort Payne chert and blue-gray Tennessee cherts and is common on Copena and later Woodland sites. It is the southern counterpart of Lowe, Steuben and Chesser.
| Object | Projectile point |
|---|---|
| Dates | 100 BCE–600 CE |
| Period | Middle Woodland |
| Cultures | Woodland (Eastern) |
| Regions | North America — Southeast |
Diagnostic traits
Medium-sized, thin point with a triangular blade, weak shoulders and a long, broad expanding stem with a straight to slightly convex base.
Identification
Bakers Creek has a longer and broader expanding stem than Copena Triangular, which has no stem at all, and lacks the barbs of Hopewell corner-notched types. Swan Lake is smaller with a shorter stem; Mud Creek is narrower and older.
Reproductions and fakes
Not often faked; genuine Fort Payne pieces show a soft, chalky patina.
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Bakers Creek" (Artifact type). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/types/bakers-creek. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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