Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: David A. Baerreis
Named For: Lake Monona (Type site location)
Date Identified: 1953
Type Site: Black Hawk Village Site (47 Da 5), Dane County, Wisconsin
Point Validity:
Valid type
Baerris is a well published anthropologist and was a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade ranges from excurvate to straight. Parallel notches create horizontal to upward angling shoulders. The stem is expanding and generally broad. The base may be straight to slightly convex base and lack basal grinding. This point has a random flaking pattern.
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Data Needed / See
Steuben for similar size
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Fox River Valley of southern Wisconsin and into northern Illinois. This point may be found throughout southern Wisconsin and into northeastern Iowa.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,700 - 1,400 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture: Black Hawk Culture
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