Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: William Richie
Named For: Type Site Location
Date Identified: 1961
Type Site: Robinson Site, Onondaga County, New York
Identified By: William Richie
Named For: Type Site Location
Date Identified: 1961
Type Site: Robinson Site, Onondaga County, New York
Point Validity:
Valid type
Richie was a prominent anthropologist who served as the state archaeologist for the State of New York, the State Museum and Science Service. He excavated over 100 sites in the state of New York and published over 150 professional publications. He named this type in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Richie was a prominent anthropologist who served as the state archaeologist for the State of New York, the State Museum and Science Service. He excavated over 100 sites in the state of New York and published over 150 professional publications. He named this type in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Brewerton Side Notch
Cluster: Matanzas Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is most commonly excurvate, but may also be seen with a straight blade, or rarely with an incurvate blade. The blade may have fine serrations. Parallel notches create horizontal notches and an expanding stem. In rare examples, double notches have been seen. The base is primarily straight, but may occasionally be slightly concave or convex, and may have basal grinding. This point as random flaking.
Size Measurements:
Length - 21 to 98 mm (32 to 57 mm average), Stem Length - 7 to 14 mm, Blade Width 18 to 40 mm, Neck Width - 13 to 18 mm, Stem Width - 10 to 22 mm, Thickness - 6 to 12 mm.
Length - 21 to 98 mm (32 to 57 mm average), Stem Length - 7 to 14 mm, Blade Width 18 to 40 mm, Neck Width - 13 to 18 mm, Stem Width - 10 to 22 mm, Thickness - 6 to 12 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Quartz, quartzite, rhyolite, chert, jasper
Quartz, quartzite, rhyolite, chert, jasper
Additional Comments:
Richie (1971) feels that these are the oldest of the Brewerton series while others argue that they were all used at the same time.
This point is most commonly associated with the Ohio River Valley and eastward. This point is found has been found at sites within the Tennessee River Basin including the Etowah River site in Georgia and the Cave Spring site in Alabama (Cambron, 1964).
Richie (1971) feels that these are the oldest of the Brewerton series while others argue that they were all used at the same time.
This point is most commonly associated with the Ohio River Valley and eastward. This point is found has been found at sites within the Tennessee River Basin including the Etowah River site in Georgia and the Cave Spring site in Alabama (Cambron, 1964).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
The Brewerton Complex points are primarily found in the northeastern states and into the Ohio River valley. It has been reported down into the Tennessee River Valley and mid to lower Mississippi River valley with less frequency.
The Brewerton Complex points are primarily found in the northeastern states and into the Ohio River valley. It has been reported down into the Tennessee River Valley and mid to lower Mississippi River valley with less frequency.
Age / Periods:
Date: 5,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture: Brewerton Culture
Date: 5,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture: Brewerton Culture
Age Details:
Brewerton points have been radio carbon dated to 2,750 +/- 150 B.C. (Kennedy)
Brewerton points have been radio carbon dated to 2,750 +/- 150 B.C. (Kennedy)
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Brewerton Eared, Brewerton Eared Triangle, Matanzas, Otter Creek
Brewerton Eared, Brewerton Eared Triangle, Matanzas, Otter Creek
