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Name Details:
Named By: Herbert C. Kraft
Named For:  
Date Identified:  1975
Type Site: 
 Kittatinny
AKA: Kittatiny
Cluster: Matanzas Cluster 









Commonly Utilized Material:
chert, flint, and jasper

Date:                   
Cultural Period:   
6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene

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Culture:
     
      


Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Kittatinny Projectile Point



Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a small triangular to lanceolate side notch point with an elliptical cross section.  The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in and many examples having edges that become almost parallel.  Shallow side notches form shoulders that are weak and at an upward angle and an expanding stem.  The base may vary from straight to slightly concave.  This point has a random flaking pattern.

Size Measurements:  Length - 18 to 32 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm,  Blade Width - 13 to 26 mm, Stem Width - 13 to 24 mm

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point is primarily found in the Delaware River Valley of Pennsylvania and Delaware and into New York.  This point may be found into the middle Susquehanna River Valley.

Similar Points:
Brewerton Eared, Jacks Reef Pentagonal
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Point Validity:   Valid Type

Kraft was a distinguished anthropologist and professor at Seton Hall.  He was an expert on the archaeology of New Jersey.  This point was named 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):

23, 30
Kittatinny Projectile Point Kittatinny Arrowhead
Kittatiny Projectile Point, Kittatiny Arrowhead