Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Charles S. Herndon
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1979
Type Site: Cornelius Site, Washington County, Virginia
Identified By: Charles S. Herndon
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1979
Type Site: Cornelius Site, Washington County, Virginia
Point Validity:
Valid type
Herndon is an avocational archaeologist who was awarded the Archaeological Society of Virginia Award in 1996. This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Herndon is an avocational archaeologist who was awarded the Archaeological Society of Virginia Award in 1996. This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Cornelius Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium long narrow stemmed point with a median ridge cross section. The blade is recurvate, curving in at the tip with parallel edges and flaring back out at the shoulders. The tip is broad and blunted, or may be mucronate. The shoulders are slightly barbed, but may vary to horizontal. The stem is short and straight to slightly expanding. The base is straight. Collateral flaking pattern is commonly seen on this point.
Size Measurements:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This point is often confused with the Will's Cove Point found from the Piedmont and coastal plains of southern Virginia and northern North Carolina. The Will's Cove has a triangular shape with the tip slightly curving in from the blade. The Cornelius point has more of a lanceolate shape with parallel edges and a broader tip.
This point is often confused with the Will's Cove Point found from the Piedmont and coastal plains of southern Virginia and northern North Carolina. The Will's Cove has a triangular shape with the tip slightly curving in from the blade. The Cornelius point has more of a lanceolate shape with parallel edges and a broader tip.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the western Piedmont region of southern Virginia and North Carolina and into the Blue Ridge Mountain and Valley regions of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
This point is primarily found in the western Piedmont region of southern Virginia and North Carolina and into the Blue Ridge Mountain and Valley regions of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 3,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
