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Name Details:
Named By:
William C. Noble
Named For:
Type Site
Date Identified: 1971
Type Site: Kamute Lake,
Northwest Territories, Canada
Kamut
Provisional Type
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
7,500 B.P.
Early Archaic
Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
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Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large triangular expanding stem point with an
elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate. The
shoulders rang from most commonly horizontal to having a slight upward
angle. The blade is wider than the stem. The stem is
expanding with a convex base giving the stem a bulbous appearance.
This point has broad shallow flaking forming a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point was reported in the southern Yukon. Full distribution
not known.
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Point Validity: Valid Type
Noble was a distinguished anthropologist and professor for the Department of
Anthropology, McMasters University. This point was identified in a
professional publication and has many professional references. This is
considered a valid type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
201
Kamut Projectile Point, Kamut Arrowhead
