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Named By: Lavin, Lucianne and Russell, Lyent
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Named For: Type
Site
Date Identified: 1985
Type Site: Burwell
- Karako Site, Hew Haven Harbor, Connecticut
Karako
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Cluster:
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Date:
Cultural Period:
5,000 - 4,000 B.P.
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 thin small (1 to 1.25 inches) lanceolate point with a thin elliptical cross section. The
blade is excurvate, curving in at the tip and curving back in towards the base. The base ranges from straight to concave. The flaking pattern is random, and this point commonly has a high quality of workmanship.
Size
Measurements: Length - 26 to 39 mm , Stem Length -
9 to 12 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 16
mm, Stem Width - 11 to 14 mm, Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
(***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is associated with the Burkett - Karako Site in Connecticut.
Related / Associated Points:
Burwell Additional Comments:
Many publications consider the points from the
Burwell Karako site to be Lamoka points.
See: Lavin, Lucianne and Russell, Lyent W. (1985), Excavations of the Burwell - Karako Site: New Data on Cultural Sequence and Artifact Typologies in Southern New England, Bulletin,
Archaeological Society of Connecticut, No. 48
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Karako Projectile Point, Karako Arrowhead
