Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Louis Giddings
Named For: Denbigh Culture
Date Identified: 1951
Type Site:
Identified By: Louis Giddings
Named For: Denbigh Culture
Date Identified: 1951
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Giddings was a distinguished anthropologist who conducted extensive studies into the Paleo - Eskimo cultures of the Arctic. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Giddings was a distinguished anthropologist who conducted extensive studies into the Paleo - Eskimo cultures of the Arctic. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Denbigh Lanceolate
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium ovoid lanceolate shaped point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate with the blade curving in at the tip, becoming parallel, and curving back in towards the base. The base is pointed with some examples having a straight base. The flaking pattern is generally oblique or parallel horizontal flaking.
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Additional Comments:
This is a series of points and tools associated with the Denbigh culture. Many projectile points and knifes are bi-pointed, but some have a straight base. Stemmed points from the Denbigh Flint Complex are typed as Kayuk points.
This is a series of points and tools associated with the Denbigh culture. Many projectile points and knifes are bi-pointed, but some have a straight base. Stemmed points from the Denbigh Flint Complex are typed as Kayuk points.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
The Denbigh Culture originated in Siberia and set up "staging" villages in western Alaska and continued explorations into the Canadian Arctic and as far was Greenland.
The Denbigh Culture originated in Siberia and set up "staging" villages in western Alaska and continued explorations into the Canadian Arctic and as far was Greenland.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Arctic Small Tool Tradition
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 6,000 - 4,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Arctic Small Tool Tradition
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
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Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Kayuk
Kayuk
