Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: John Musdoch
Named For:
Date Identified: 1892
Type Site:
Identified By: John Musdoch
Named For:
Date Identified: 1892
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
This type was named for the Toggle Type Harpoons from the Cape Smyth region. This type is recognized as a valid type.
This type was named for the Toggle Type Harpoons from the Cape Smyth region. This type is recognized as a valid type.
Cape Smyth Toggle Point
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small lanceolate point with a flattened to thin elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in becoming parallel and curving back in towards the base. he base may vary from straight to slightly concave. This point has a random to parallel flaking pattern.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found through-out Alaska, and concentrated on the North Slope and the Alaskan / Aleutian Peninsula.
This point is found through-out Alaska, and concentrated on the North Slope and the Alaskan / Aleutian Peninsula.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,000 - 2,500 B.P.
Cultural Period:
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture: Inuit / Eskimo cultures
Date: 3,000 - 2,500 B.P.
Cultural Period:
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture: Inuit / Eskimo cultures
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