Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Corapeake Culture
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Corapeake Culture
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Painter is a respected archaeologist who spent decades documenting Paleo to post-contact cultures in Virginia Region. This type was named in a professional publication and has had professional references since that time. This point is considered a valid type.
Painter is a respected archaeologist who spent decades documenting Paleo to post-contact cultures in Virginia Region. This type was named in a professional publication and has had professional references since that time. This point is considered a valid type.
Corapeake Contracting Stem
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular contracting stem with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from slightly excurvate to straight. The shoulders are commonly weak and at an upward angle or rounded. The stem is contracting with a pointed or convex base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Local materials
Local materials
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in southeastern Virginia and into northeastern North Carolina.
This point is primarily found in southeastern Virginia and into northeastern North Carolina.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,000 - 1,700 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture: Corapeake Culture
Date: 2,000 - 1,700 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture: Corapeake Culture
Age Details:
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