Name Details:
Named By: James B. Griffin
Named For: County type
is located
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site:
Hopewell Mounds, Ross County, Ohio
Ross Notched
Cluster:
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Date:
Cultural Period:
2,100 - 1,700 B.P.
Middle Woodland
Roman Warm
Hopewell Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
thin large to very large triangular expanding stem point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily recurvate with the tip curving out to parallel sides and flaring
out towards the base. The shoulders may vary from barbed to horizontal. The stem is expanding with a pointed base that
gives a “turkey-tail” appearance. This point has a random
flaking pattern, but may have a collateral flaking pattern with a secondary pressure flaking along the edges. This point has a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length
- 90 to 150 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Blade Width -
40 to 65 mm, Neck Width - 11 to 16 mm, Stem Width - 15
to 26 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. These points may be found with decreasing frequency into the other highlighted areas at sites
associated with the Hopewell Culture.
Additional Comments:
The Hopewell Culture marks the beginning of the Middle Woodland Period (W13).
Points are commonly four to ten inches long (Johnson et al. 2008).
The Notched point generally lacks the barb and has a "turkey-tail" appearance. The Barbed
point is a basal notched point and has strong to weak barbs and the base may vary from convex to having the "turkey-tail" appearance.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Griffin is a distinguished anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He conducted extensive
studies and excavations in the Ohio River valley including excavations at the Norton Mounds. 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:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
29, 30, 37, 42, 179, W10, W11
Ross Notched Projectile Point, Ross Notched Arrowhead
