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Name Details:
Named By: Gregory Perino
Named For:
Date Identified: 2002
Type Site:
Neosho
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
450 - 350 B.P.
Mississippian
Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a large triangular to lanceolate expanding stem knife with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate and is commonly asymmetrical. The shoulders
may vary from horizontal to having a slightly upward angle. The stem is expanding. The base may range from convex to pointed. This knife has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 70 to
120 mm, Stem Length - 13 to 23 mm, Blade Width - 25 to 40
mm, Neck Width - 18 to 23 mm, Stem Width - 23 to 28 mm
(***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in southern Kansas and into northern Oklahoma.
Related / Associated Points:
Cupp Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
Perino was a well-respected
self-taught archeologist who was the founder of the Illinois State Archeological Society. This point was named in a his personally published book and has many collector
type references. This type has no professional references. This is considered a collector type,
.
Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Neosho Projectile Point, Neosho Arrowhead
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