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Name Details:
Named By: Jeb Bowen
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 2002
Type Site: Leimbach Site, Northern Ohio
Leimbach
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Pipe Creek Chert, Flint Ridge Chert
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,500 - 2,150B.P.
Woodland
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium to large triangular stemmed point with a thin elliptical to flattened cross
section. This point has an
excurvate blade with the shoulders edge being straight to rounded. The shoulders are straight. The stem is generally straight, but may be slightly expanded to
slightly contracting. The base
is convex. This point has random
flaking pattern. Points from the Leimbach site were thin well made points.
Size Measurements: Data
Needed (see Adena measurements)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is associated with the Leimbach culture from the southern edge of Lake Erie and into northern Ohio.
Related / Associated Points:
Adena, Adena Blade, Adena Dickson, Adena Narrow Stem, Adena Robbins, Adena Snapped Base, Adena Vanishing Stem, Adena Waubesa, Cresap, Gary, Kramer, Little Bear Creek Additional Comments:
These points are associated with the Leimbach Adena culture. At the Leimbach site these points were typed as Cresap, Adena, and Robbins points (Brose, 1976) as well as Kramer points
(Garland and Clark, 1990).
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Point Validity: Collector Type
Bowen is the President of the Johnny Appleseed Archaeological Society of Ohio. He has
published many archaeological articles in various publications. This point was named in a collectors source publication and has no professional references. This is considered a collector type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30
Leimbach Projectile Point, Leimbach Arrowhead
