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Name Details:
Named By:
Named For:
Date Identified:
Type Site:
Nottoway
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
300 - 160 B.P.
Historic
Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular
expanding stem point with a flattened cross section. The blade is
primarily straight to slightly excurvate. Wide broad shallow notches
form a shoulder at an upward angle and an expanding stem. The hafting
region is long with a base that may vary from slightly concave to
slightly convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 23 to
58 mm, Stem Length (to shoulder junction - 8 to 18 mm, Blade
Width - 7 to 12 mm, Neck Width - 4 to 8 mm, Basal Width - 8
to 13 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in in southern Oregon and into Idaho and Washington.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
This type is discussed in Overstreet's Price Guide and has several collector type references. There are no professional references to this type. This is considered a collector type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
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Nottoway Projectile Point, Nottoway Arrowhead
