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Name Details:
Named By:
Vernon Leslie
Named For:
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site: Multiple
sites in the Delaware Valley
Milanville Ground Side Notch
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Gray Slate
Date:
Cultural Period:
Archaic
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular side notch point with a flattened cross
section. The blade is primarily excurvate. Small side
notches are ground or cut into the slate forming a shoulder that is at an upward angle with an expanding stem. The base may vary from straight to convex. This point is commonly crudely made.
Size Measurements: Total length is
commonly 38 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found in the Susquehanna and Delaware river valleys.
Similar Points:
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
.
Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
As Illustrated by Perino, 1971
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30, 179
Milanville Projectile Point, Milanville Arrowhead
