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Name Details:
Named By: Richard L. George
 Named For:  Town in Pennsylvania
 Date Identified:  1982
 Type Site: Murphy's Old House Site (36AR129), Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
 Kiski
 Cluster:


Commonly Utilized Material:


Date:                   
Cultural Period:   
2,000 - 1,400 B.P.
Middle Woodland
Roman Warm

Glacial Period:
Culture:
     
      


Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Kiski Notched Projectile Point



Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a small triangular side to corner notch with an elliptical cross section.  The blade may vary from straight to slightly excurvate.  The shoulder range from slightly barbed, most common, to horizontal.  The stem is expanding with a straight base.  This point has a random flaking pattern. 

Size Measurements:  Length - 15 to 30 mm (average 20 to 25 mm), Stem Length - 5 to 9 mm,  Blade Width - 15 to 22 mm (18 mm average), Stem Width - 9 to16 mm,  Neck Width - 8 to 13 mm

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point is primarily found in the upper Ohio River Valley of west central Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.

Similar Points:
Brewerton, Crooked Creek, Palmer, Vestal Notched
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Point Validity:   Valid Type

George was a professional archeologist for the Carnegie Museum who published many books and served on the board of trustees for the Society of Pennsylvania Archeology.  This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references.



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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

23, 30
Kiski Projectile Point, Kiski Arrowhead