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Name Details:
Named By: Olaf Prufer and Charles Sofsky
Named For:
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site: The McKibben Site (33TR57), Trumbull County, Ohio
Newton Falls
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
7,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large side notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate. Larger examples may have parallel edges. Parallel
U-shaped notches enter the blade forming a shoulder that is horizontal with an expanded stem. The base is usually straight, but may vary from slightly concave to slightly convex and basal and hafting region
grinding is present. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 35 to 120 mm
(average 60 to 70 mm, Stem Length - 12 to 19 mm, Blade Width
- 19 to 42 mm (average 22 to 32 mm), Neck Width - 15 to 28 mm,
Notch Depth - 4 to 6 mm, Stem Width - 19 to 40 mm.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Ohio River valley.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Prufer was an anthropologist and professor at Kent University, Ohio. He was dedicated to the study of archaeology of Ohio. Sofsky was an
avocational archaeologist and president of the Warren Archaeology Society in Ohio. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 37
Newton Falls Projectile Point, Newton Falls Arrowhead
