Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Charles W. McNett and the Shawnee-Minisink Site crew
Named For: Brodhead Creek Pennsylvania
Date Identified: 1985
Type Site: Shawnee-Minisink Site, Monroe County Pennsylvania
Identified By: Charles W. McNett and the Shawnee-Minisink Site crew
Named For: Brodhead Creek Pennsylvania
Date Identified: 1985
Type Site: Shawnee-Minisink Site, Monroe County Pennsylvania
Point Validity:
Valid type
McNeil is an anthropologist and a professor at American University in Washington D.C. and the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. He formed the Potomac River Archaeological Survey in the late 1060’s. He named this point in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
McNeil is an anthropologist and a professor at American University in Washington D.C. and the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. He formed the Potomac River Archaeological Survey in the late 1060’s. He named this point in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Brodhead Side Notch
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular side to corner notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but may vary to straight. Shallow parallel notches enter low on the blade, or towards the corners of the blade forming a shoulder that ranges from horizontal to having a slight barb. The stem is expanding with a convex base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 30 to 60 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 18 mm (7 to 12 mm average), Blade Width - 15 to 30 mm (15 to 23 mm), Stem Width - approximately the same as the blade width, Neck Width - 11 to 18 mm
Length - 30 to 60 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 18 mm (7 to 12 mm average), Blade Width - 15 to 30 mm (15 to 23 mm), Stem Width - approximately the same as the blade width, Neck Width - 11 to 18 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Cherts
Cherts
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Delaware River basin and into the upper Susquehanna River Basin of northern Pennsylvania and southern New York.
This point is primarily found in the Delaware River basin and into the upper Susquehanna River Basin of northern Pennsylvania and southern New York.
Age / Periods:
Date: 9,000 - 7,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 9,000 - 7,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
This type is associated with fiber-tempered pottery.
This type is associated with fiber-tempered pottery.
Similar Points:
Bennington, Brewerton Side Notch, Crooked Creek, Lycoming County, St. Charles (Dovetail)
Bennington, Brewerton Side Notch, Crooked Creek, Lycoming County, St. Charles (Dovetail)
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
