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Name Details:
Named By: Gregory Perino
Named For: Morse, Stark County, Illinois
Date Identified: 1969
Type Site:
Morse Knife
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,000 -1,500 B.P.
Woodland
Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Cahokia Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a large to very large (6 to 14 inches) ovoid knife with a flattened cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in, becoming widest at the top one
third to one half the blade, and curving back in towards the base. The blade may become more parallel towards the bottom quarter of the blade giving the knife a stemmed appearance. The base varies
from straight to slightly concave with rounded basal corners. Most examples have a high quality of workmanship and a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length 140 to
350 mm, Width - 30 to 60 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in Illinois and Missouri and into the surrounding region.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Perino was a well-respected
self-taught archeologist who was the founder of the Illinois State Archeological Society. This point was named in a professional publication and has limited professional
references to this type. This is a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Morse Projectile Point, Morse Arrowhead
