Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By:
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified:
Type Site: Buffalo Site, Putnam County, West Virginia
Identified By:
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified:
Type Site: Buffalo Site, Putnam County, West Virginia
Point Validity:
Valid type
This type is rarely references, but it does have professional recognition in West Virginia. The first mention of this type was Bettye Broyles in 1976 discussing the Late Archaic component of the site. That may have been where the point was first named.
This type is rarely references, but it does have professional recognition in West Virginia. The first mention of this type was Bettye Broyles in 1976 discussing the Late Archaic component of the site. That may have been where the point was first named.
Buffalo Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with shoulders that are rounded and at an upward angle. The stem is straight with a straight to slightly convex base. This point has a random flaming pattern.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Kanawha River Valley of Putnam County, West Virginia
This point is primarily found in the Kanawha River Valley of Putnam County, West Virginia
Age / Periods:
Date: 4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Buffalo Expanding Stem
Buffalo Expanding Stem
