Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Lewis R. Binford
Named For:
Date Identified: 1963
Type Site: Eastport Site, Antrim County, Michigan
Identified By: Lewis R. Binford
Named For:
Date Identified: 1963
Type Site: Eastport Site, Antrim County, Michigan
Point Validity:
Valid type
Binford was an influential anthropologist and a professor at many universities including the University of Chicago and the University of New Mexico. He was part of the New Archeology movement which saw the variations of artifacts as a direct relationship to the human behaviors and cultural diversity. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Binford was an influential anthropologist and a professor at many universities including the University of Chicago and the University of New Mexico. He was part of the New Archeology movement which saw the variations of artifacts as a direct relationship to the human behaviors and cultural diversity. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Dustin Stemmed
Cluster: Lamoka Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium thick triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate with some smaller points having a straighter blade. The shoulders tend to be weak on many examples and sloping upwards, though many examples have more prominent horizontal shoulders. The stem is commonly straight, but may also have an expanding stem. The base may vary from straight to convex. The base is primarily unfinished and this is a key to identification to this type of point. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 25 to 65 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 12 mm, Blade Width - 12 to 19 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 12 mm, Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
Length - 25 to 65 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 12 mm, Blade Width - 12 to 19 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 12 mm, Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Points in this cluster are usually a smaller, cruder, and thicker point (W2).
The University of Minnesota has this cluster listed as a Durst Stemmed cluster, Justice (1987) lists this cluster as the Lamoka cluster. In order to keep this cluster from being confused with the more common Durst point (not part of this cluster), it is listed here as the Lamoka cluster.
The Durst Stemmed, Dustin, and Lamoka are considered the same point with different names based on the distribution. This point is called the Lamoka point in from northern Ohio east, the Dustin point in Michigan area, and the Durst Stemmed point from northern Illinois east (W2 / Justice 1987). These points are being listed separately in order to listed the name details and distribution of each. It should also make regional identifications easier.
Points in this cluster are usually a smaller, cruder, and thicker point (W2).
The University of Minnesota has this cluster listed as a Durst Stemmed cluster, Justice (1987) lists this cluster as the Lamoka cluster. In order to keep this cluster from being confused with the more common Durst point (not part of this cluster), it is listed here as the Lamoka cluster.
The Durst Stemmed, Dustin, and Lamoka are considered the same point with different names based on the distribution. This point is called the Lamoka point in from northern Ohio east, the Dustin point in Michigan area, and the Durst Stemmed point from northern Illinois east (W2 / Justice 1987). These points are being listed separately in order to listed the name details and distribution of each. It should also make regional identifications easier.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This is a regional name for the Lamoka point found in northern Ohio into northeastern Illinois and through out Michigan.
This is a regional name for the Lamoka point found in northern Ohio into northeastern Illinois and through out Michigan.
Age / Periods:
Date: 5,500 - 3,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 5,500 - 3,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Bradley Spike
Bradley Spike
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Bare Island, Dustin, Lamoka, Normanskill, Wading River
Bare Island, Dustin, Lamoka, Normanskill, Wading River
