Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: W. Fred Kinsey III
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site: Heck Rockshelter (36AD1), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Identified By: W. Fred Kinsey III
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site: Heck Rockshelter (36AD1), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Point Validity:
Valid type
Kinsey was a distinguished anthropologist who did extensive work in the Susquehanna River valley and eastern anthropology. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Kinsey was a distinguished anthropologist who did extensive work in the Susquehanna River valley and eastern anthropology. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Heck Rockshelter Notched
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a crudely made large triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical to median ridge cross section. The blade is excurvate and commonly asymmetrical. Wide parallel notches form a shoulder that is at an upward angle and an expanding stem. The base may vary from straight to slightly convex. This point is poorly made and has a random flaking pattern.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points are primarily found in central Pennsylvania and into Maryland.
These points are primarily found in central Pennsylvania and into Maryland.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,000 - 2,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 3,000 - 2,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
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