Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Mark F. Seeman
Named For: Creek in Harrison County, Indiana
Date Identified: 1975
Type Site: Site at the confluence of the Ohio River and Buck Creek in Harrison County, Ohio
Identified By: Mark F. Seeman
Named For: Creek in Harrison County, Indiana
Date Identified: 1975
Type Site: Site at the confluence of the Ohio River and Buck Creek in Harrison County, Ohio
Point Validity:
Valid type
Seeman is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at Kent State University. He conducts extensive studies in Ohio State and through-out the Ohio River valley. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Seeman is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at Kent State University. He conducts extensive studies in Ohio State and through-out the Ohio River valley. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Buck Creek Barbed
Cluster: Terminal Archaic Barbed Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may be excurvate. The blade above the shoulders edge may be slightly flared while the remaining blade is straight. The shoulders have a strong barb. The stem is most commonly straight, but may be slightly expanding. The stem is long in relationship to the blade and commonly beveled. The base is primarily straight, but may be slightly convex. The base is commonly thinned one half to one third the length of the stem. Light grinding may be seen on the bottom one third of the stem, but never on the base of the point. This point has a random flaking pattern and commonly has a high quality of workmanship.
This is a medium triangular point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may be excurvate. The blade above the shoulders edge may be slightly flared while the remaining blade is straight. The shoulders have a strong barb. The stem is most commonly straight, but may be slightly expanding. The stem is long in relationship to the blade and commonly beveled. The base is primarily straight, but may be slightly convex. The base is commonly thinned one half to one third the length of the stem. Light grinding may be seen on the bottom one third of the stem, but never on the base of the point. This point has a random flaking pattern and commonly has a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 42 to 93 mm (average 60 mm), Stem Length - 12 to 19 mm (average 17 mm), Width - 25 to 51 mm (average 33 mm), Stem Width - 14 to 21 mm (average 17 mm), Thickness - 5 to 9 mm.
Total Length - 42 to 93 mm (average 60 mm), Stem Length - 12 to 19 mm (average 17 mm), Width - 25 to 51 mm (average 33 mm), Stem Width - 14 to 21 mm (average 17 mm), Thickness - 5 to 9 mm.
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Ohio River Valley and into the upper Tennessee River Valley.
This point is primarily found in the Ohio River Valley and into the upper Tennessee River Valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,500 - 2,600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Terminal Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 3,500 - 2,600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Terminal Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
These points are commonly found in association with ceramics.
These points are commonly found in association with ceramics.
Similar Points:
Adena Narrow Stem, Apple Creek, Etley, Ferry, Genesee, Grand, Hardin, Kampcille, Kings, Pontchartrain, Smithsonia, Wade, Warito
Adena Narrow Stem, Apple Creek, Etley, Ferry, Genesee, Grand, Hardin, Kampcille, Kings, Pontchartrain, Smithsonia, Wade, Warito
