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Name Details:
Named By: Richard L. George
Named For: Type
Site
Date Identified: 1982
Type Site Murphy's Old House Site (36Ar129), Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Murphy's Stemmed
(Provisional Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,000 to 1,500 B.P.
Middle Woodland
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular expanding
stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade ranges
from straight to slightly excurvate. The shoulders vary from
horizontal to slightly barbed and prominent. Wide broad
notched from a stem that is expanding with a narrowed neck.
The base is straight with slightly rounded basal corners. This
point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 35
to 60 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 12 mm, Blade Width - 17 to
23 mm, Neck Width - 7 to 10 mm, Basal Width - 10 to 15
mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in west central
Pennsylvania.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Provisional Type
George was a archaeologist and a museum collections manager who conducted
extensive studies into the archeology of Pennsylvania. He is most
noted for his studies into the Monongahela culture of Pennsylvania.
This point was named in a professional publication, but has limited or no
professional references. This is considered a provisional type.
.
Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Murphy's Stemmed Projectile Point, Murphy's Stemmed Arrowhead
