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Name Details:
Named By: Barry Kent
Named For: Piney Island, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site:
Piney Island
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
quartz, quartzite, argillite, and cherts
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular stemmed point that has an elliptical cross section. The blade is narrow and excurvate which may give the point a slight lanceolate appearance. The shoulders are
prominent and at a slightly upward angle. The stem is proportionally long and straight with a base that may vary from straight to slightly convex with rounded basal corners. This point has a
random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 45 to 100 mm (average 50 to 70 mm), Stem Length - 12 to 20
mm, Blade Width - 18 to 25 mm, Stem Width - 10 to 15 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This type is most commonly associated with the Delaware River basin and into central Pennsylvania.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Kent is a professional anthropologist and a professor at Pennsylvania State University and York College of Pennsylvania. He specializes in
anthropology of Pennsylvania. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is
considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Lee W.
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23,
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Piney Island Projectile Point, Piney Island Arrowhead
