Name Details:
Named By: Edward G. Scully
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1951
Type Site: Snyders Hopewell site, Calhoun County, Illinois
Hopewell
Cluster: Snyders Cluster
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,100 - 1,700 B.P.
Woodland
Roman Warm
Hopewellian Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
triangular thick broad medium to large corner notch point. This point generally has an elliptical cross section, but some examples may have a flattened cross
section. The blade is broad and excurvate. The shoulders may vary from barbed to having an upward angle. The shoulders are the widest part of the point. The stem is expanding, but some points may only have a slight expanding stem. The base is convex and absent of grinding. This point has a random
flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 42 to 75
mm (average 57 mm), Stem Length - 12 to 26 mm, Width -
25 to 40 mm, Stem Width - 21 to 40 mm, Neck Width - 19 to 25 mm,
Thickness - 8 to 9 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is most common in the Ohio River Valley and into the Great Lakes areas and in area associated with the Hopewell culture. It may also be found in the upper Mississippi River valley, Arkansas River valley,
and the Tennessee River Valley (Red) There are many
sub-cultures of the Hopewell culture within this distribution. The
yellow section represents the sphere of influence or trading networks of
the Hopewell Culture.
Similar Points:
Amos, Big Creek, Cupp, Dayton, Epps, Helton, Kings, Kirk Corner Notch, Lafayette, Motley, St Charles Dovetail, Stilwell, Thebes, Warrick Additional Comments:
These points may have served many different purposes from knives to scrappers or points to ceremonial objects. The Snyders point has many different variations that served different purposes or covered different
time spans. It is felt that the Hopewell and Snyders points may have been used in ceremonial purposes while the Affis Snyders point and the Manker point were more of the daily use points. (W2).
Point Validity: Valid Type
Scully is a highly respected
anthropologist from the University of Michigan who conducted extensive research in the Mississippi River valley and identified many different types of projectile points. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, W2, W11
Hopewell Projectile Point, Hopewell Arrowhead
