Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: W. A. Fox
Named For:
Date Identified: 1981
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Fox is a highly respected avocational archaeologist who served as president of the Ontario Archaeological Society and the founding mender of the London Chapter. He served as Editor for the KEWA Journal. This type was named in a professional publication and has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
thin small to medium point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily straight and may be serrated or notched on one or both blades. The base may range from
most commonly straight to slightly convex.
This manufactured with percussion flaking with finishing pressure flaking on
one edge that extends into the face, while the other edge finer pressure
flaking extending only to the edge. This point has a random flaking
pattern.
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in southwestern Ontario
and into New York. They have been reported from the south shore of the
Georgian Bay and into St. Lawrence Valley and Jefferson County, New York.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,250 - 600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Mississippian
Glacial Period: Medieval
Warm
Culture:
Age Details: