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Name Details:
Named By: Spence and Fox
 Named For: Type Site
 Date Identified: 1986
 Type Site: Hind Site, Thames River, Ontario
 Hind
 Cluster:


Commonly Utilized Material:

Date:                   
Cultural Period:   
3,100 - 2,800 B.P.
Terminal Archaic
Neoglacial

Glacial Period:
Culture:
     
      


Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a medium triangular corner notch point with an elliptical cross section.  The blade is excurvate with the widest portion of the blade being at the shoulders edge.  The shoulders may vary from slightly barbed to horizontal.  The stem is slightly expanding with a base that is most commonly convex, but may range to straight.  Basal and hafting region grinding is present on this point.  This point has a random flaking pattern.

 Size Measurements:  Data Needed

Example below:  Length - 44 mm,  Stem Length - 8 mm,  Blade Width - 24 mm,  Neck Width - 15 mm,  Stem Width - 17 mm,  Thickness 7 mm

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point is primarily found in the Grand River valley of Ontario and into southwestern Ontario.  This point has been reported in Day County, Michigan.

Similar Points:
Brewerton, Crawford Knoll, Durst, Feeheley, Innes, Hinds
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:

Kenyon (1980) feels that Ace of Spades, Crawford Knoll, Innes, and Hind points represent a continuum of technology and that they are variants of the same point and do not represent true unique types.

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Point Validity:   Valid Type

Fox is a highly respected avocational archaeologist who served as president of the Ontario Archaeological Society and the founding mender of the London Chapter.  He served as Editor for the KEWA Journal.  This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references.  This is considered a valid type.



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Age Details:
Radiocarbon dating at the Hind site provided dates of 3,165 +/- 175 B.C.E., 2,975 +/- 80 B.C.E., and 2,115 +/- 105 B.C.E (CARD 6866, 6867, and 6868)
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

30, W14
Hind Projectile Point, Hind Arrowhead