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Name Details:
Named By: Clarence R. Geier
Named For:
Date Identified: 1978
Type Site:
Mad Sheep Triangular
(Provisional Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,000 - 1,300 B.P.
Woodland
Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
medium to large triangular point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may be seen with an excurvate or even less frequently, an
incurvate blade. The point primarily forms an equilateral triangle (as wide as the
height). The base is primarily straight to slightly concaved and commonly has basal thinning. The flaking pattern is
random.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in Virginia.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
See: Smith, Ann Frankland (1978), Cattle, Sheep, and Whitetail Deer: Geier, C. R.. et al. Archeological
Investigations, James Madison University
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Point Validity: Provisional Type
Geier is a well published
anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. He has conducted extensive research into the archaeology of western Virginia. This type was named in a professional publication, but has limited or no professional references. This is a provisional type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Mad Sheep Projectile Point, Mad Sheep Arrowhead
