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Name Details:
Named By: Curtis H. Tomak
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1979
Type Site: Jergen Site, southwestern Indiana
Jergen
AKA for MacCorkle
Cluster: Rice Lobbed Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
9,500 - 8,000 B.P.
Early Archaic
Early Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
medium (1.5 to 2.5 inches) triangular bifurcated point with an flattened cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but may be straight on some examples. The blade may be serrated. The shoulders may vary from horizontal to having an upward slope. The stem is
expanding with a bifurcated base. The deep notched base and the corner notch stem can create large lobed ears. The
base is commonly ground. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily associated with the Jergen Site in southwestern Indiana.
Additional Comments:
These points were associated with Early Archaic Mortuary site. They are thought to represent the first Early Archaic points to be found in association with Cremation burials, and
found with red ocher and marine shells (Tomak, 1979).
This name is only used for points found at the Jergen site and is not used for MacCorkle points found at other sites.
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Point Validity: AKA Type
Tomak was a professional archaeologist who retired from the State of Illinois Department of Historic Preservation and Archaeology and was honored with Archaeologist of the Month in July 2009. This type was named in a professional publication, but is considered the same type as the MacCorkle points. This is considered an AKA type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30, 37
Jergen Projectile Point, Jergen Arrowhead
