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Name Details:
Named By: Gerald P. Smith
Named For:
Date Identified: 1984
Type Site: The Hand Site, Southampton County, Virginia
Newsoms
(Provisional Type)
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Date:
Cultural Period:
1,100 - 300 B.P.
Late Woodland to Mississippian
Medieval Warm to Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small triangular point with a flattened cross section. The blade may vary from slightly excurvate to straight. The base is concave with sharp
basal corners. The point primarily forms an isosceles triangle (half as wide as the height). This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in Southampton County Virginia and into the surrounding region.
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Point Validity: Provisional Type
Smith is an anthropologist who works as an independent research archaeologist in Alabama. He was trained and conducted extensive excavations in the state of Virginia. This type
was named in a professional publication, but has no professional references or recognition. This is considered a provisional type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Newsoms Projectile Point, Newsoms Arrowhead
