Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Gregory Perino
Named For: Characteristics
Date Identified: 1976
Type Site:
Identified By: Gregory Perino
Named For: Characteristics
Date Identified: 1976
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Provisional type
Perino was a well-respected self-taught archaeologist who was the founder of the Illinois State Archaeological Society. This point was named in a professional publication and has no or limited professional references. This is a provisional type.
Perino was a well-respected self-taught archaeologist who was the founder of the Illinois State Archaeological Society. This point was named in a professional publication and has no or limited professional references. This is a provisional type.
Early Ovoid Knife
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to very large ovoid knife with an elliptical cross section The blade is excurvate with the blade curving in at the tip and curving back in towards the base. The shoulders vary from slightly barbed to having an upward angel. The stem is expanding with a straight to convex or pointed base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 70 to 290 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 25 mm, Blade Width - 30 to 65 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 23 mm, Stem Width - 18 to 28 mm
Total Length - 70 to 290 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 25 mm, Blade Width - 30 to 65 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 23 mm, Stem Width - 18 to 28 mm
Additional Comments:
There are two forms of this knife. The first one has prominent shoulders with an expanding stem and a base that is straight to convex. The other form is a bi-point that has notches towards the base.
There are two forms of this knife. The first one has prominent shoulders with an expanding stem and a base that is straight to convex. The other form is a bi-point that has notches towards the base.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily associated with Kentucky and into the Ohio River Valley and the mid Mississippi River Valley.
This point is primarily associated with Kentucky and into the Ohio River Valley and the mid Mississippi River Valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 11,000 - 8,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Paleo to Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 11,000 - 8,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Paleo to Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
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