Projectile Point

NA5095.2

From: United States of America | Pennsylvania Region

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5095.2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania Region
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Period Paleo-Indian
Section American
Materials Chert
Description

Fluted, elongated-triangular. Edges excurvate with one well-defined basal ear. Basally ground and on blade edges up to 22 mm. flaking generally fine; flake scar edges rounded and weathered. Flaking on one face a modification of triple-channel flaking. Two smaller channel were removed after main channel flake which is a full 30 mm. long. Opposite face fluted up to 18 mm. by removal of two channel flakes. Brown-banded grey chert (Onondaga?). Probably related tot he Shoop site enterlin industry of eastern Penn. Very little hinge fracturing; flaking generally at right angles to blade edges.

Length 3.95 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Thickness 0.55 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Helen M. Shumway, 1916

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