Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: D. Brian Deller and Christopher J. Ellis
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1984
Type Site: Crowfield, Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Identified By: D. Brian Deller and Christopher J. Ellis
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1984
Type Site: Crowfield, Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Point Validity:
Valid type
Deler is an anthropologist from Canada who conducted Paleo-Indian surveys of Ontario and was later awarded the Margaret and James F. Pendergast Award for his contributions and dedication to promoting understanding and knowledge of archaeology in Canada. Ellis is an anthropologist and Professor at the University of Western Ontario. He is an expert in the archaeology of Ontario and the Great Lakes region and is Editor of the journal of Ontario Archaeology. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid
Deler is an anthropologist from Canada who conducted Paleo-Indian surveys of Ontario and was later awarded the Margaret and James F. Pendergast Award for his contributions and dedication to promoting understanding and knowledge of archaeology in Canada. Ellis is an anthropologist and Professor at the University of Western Ontario. He is an expert in the archaeology of Ontario and the Great Lakes region and is Editor of the journal of Ontario Archaeology. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid
Crowfield Fluted
Cluster: Clovis Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium lanceolate point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate, curving in at the tip and back in at the base. The widest part of the blade are the top one third to one half of the blade. The base is concave which forms small pointed basal ears that point downward. These points do not have a "fishtail" appearance. There are two to three flutes on each face that extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the face of the point. The flute expands towards the base and the base is finished with smaller basal thinning flakes. Basal and lateral grinding is light. Flaking pattern tend to have a collateral flaking patter without a common termination point to the flakes (midline). Re-sharpened points commonly have a parallel flaking pattern and may have a "chevron" pattern towards the base.
Size Measurements:
Length - 40 to 65 mm (mean 54 mm), Width - 22 to 35 mm (mean 30.8 mm), Thickness - 3 to 5 mm (mean 4.6 mm), Basal Width - 13 to 23 mm (mean 17.9 mm) Basal Concavity - .5 to 4 mm (mean 2.1 mm), Thickness / width ratio - 5 to 8 / 1
Length - 40 to 65 mm (mean 54 mm), Width - 22 to 35 mm (mean 30.8 mm), Thickness - 3 to 5 mm (mean 4.6 mm), Basal Width - 13 to 23 mm (mean 17.9 mm) Basal Concavity - .5 to 4 mm (mean 2.1 mm), Thickness / width ratio - 5 to 8 / 1
Additional Comments:
These points are believed to be the last fluted form dating around 10,500 to 10,400 B.P. (W14)
These points are believed to be the last fluted form dating around 10,500 to 10,400 B.P. (W14)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Great Lakes region. This point has been found into Vermont and rarely into Ohio and Michigan.
This point is primarily found in the Great Lakes region. This point has been found into Vermont and rarely into Ohio and Michigan.
Age / Periods:
Date: 11,000 - 10,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene
Culture:
Date: 11,000 - 10,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene
Culture:
Age Details:
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