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Name Details:
Named By: Charles S. Bartlett
Named For:
Date Identified: 1989
Type Site:
Holston
(AKA for Durst)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
5,500 - 3,500 B.P.
Middle to Late Archaic
Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a crudely made small to medium thick triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate with some smaller points having a
straighter blade. The shoulders tend to be sloping upwards, though many examples have horizontal shoulders. The stem is commonly expanding, but may be slightly expanding or straight. The base is primarily convex to straight. The base is commonly ground. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size
Measurements: Length - 21 to 70 mm (average 35
mm), Stem Length - 11 to 15 mm (typically 1/3 of the total
length), Blade Width - 13 to 29
mm, Neck Width - 7 to 12 mm, Stem Width - 8 to 16 mm, Thickness - 5 to
10 mm.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This is a regional name for the Lamoka point found in northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, and throughout Wisconsin. See additional comments regarding Ohio River valley distribution.
Similar Points:
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
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Point Validity: AKA for Durst
Bartlett has a PhD in Geology and is an avocational archaeologist who has extensively
published professional publications on archaeology of the eastern states. This type was named in a professional publication, but has no or limited professional recognition.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Holston Projectile Point, Holston Arrowhead
