Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James Herbstritt
Named For:
Date Identified:
Type Site:
Identified By: James Herbstritt
Named For:
Date Identified:
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Herbstritt is an archaeologist in Pennsylvania and has written many influential publications. This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This point is considered a valid type.
Herbstritt is an archaeologist in Pennsylvania and has written many influential publications. This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This point is considered a valid type.
Bennington Corner Notch
AKA: Bennington Quail TailCluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium corner notch point with a flattened elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The shoulders are barbed with an expanding stem. The base is convex and may give the stem a slightly bulbous appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
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Additional Comments:
his point was reported at the Wolf Creek Site in Pennsylvania. See Pennsylvania Archaeologist (1996) Vol 66-68.
This type is discussed in Stanley W. Lantz (1989) Age, Distribution, and Cultural Affiliation of Raccoon Notched Point Verities in Western Pennsylvania and Western New York. New York Bulletin, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, No. 20, Pittsburgh PA.
his point was reported at the Wolf Creek Site in Pennsylvania. See Pennsylvania Archaeologist (1996) Vol 66-68.
This type is discussed in Stanley W. Lantz (1989) Age, Distribution, and Cultural Affiliation of Raccoon Notched Point Verities in Western Pennsylvania and Western New York. New York Bulletin, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, No. 20, Pittsburgh PA.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily associated with the upper Ohio River Basin specifically western Pennsylvania and into western New York.
This point is primarily associated with the upper Ohio River Basin specifically western Pennsylvania and into western New York.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,500 - 1,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm to Vandal Minimum
Culture: Intrusive Mound Culture
Date: 1,500 - 1,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm to Vandal Minimum
Culture: Intrusive Mound Culture
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Raccoon Creek
Raccoon Creek
