Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: William A. Richie
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1961
Type Site: Orient 1 and Orient 2 sites, Orient point, Long Island, New York
Identified By: William A. Richie
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1961
Type Site: Orient 1 and Orient 2 sites, Orient point, Long Island, New York
Point Validity:
Valid type
Richie was a prominent anthropologist who served as the state archaeologist for the State of New York, the State Museum and Science Service. He excavated over 100 sites in the state of New York and published over 150 professional publications. He named this type in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Richie was a prominent anthropologist who served as the state archaeologist for the State of New York, the State Museum and Science Service. He excavated over 100 sites in the state of New York and published over 150 professional publications. He named this type in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Orient Fishtail
Cluster: Susquehanna Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium (typically 2 to 2.5 inches) lanceolate point with an expanding stem. The cross section varies between flattened to elliptical. The blade is slender and primarily excurvate, but may be asymmetrical in re-sharpened examples. The shoulder are rounded and sloped upwards. The stem is most commonly expanding, but some examples have had straight stems. The base is primarily concaved, but may vary to straight. The base generally has a "fishtail" appearance, but may have an articulated look in some examples. This point commonly has basal grinding. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 38 to 102 mm (average 60 mm), Stem Length (from base to shoulder / blade junction) - 13 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 25 mm, Neck Width - 11 to 18 mm, Basal Width - 13 to 20 mm, Thickness - 5 to 11 mm
Length - 38 to 102 mm (average 60 mm), Stem Length (from base to shoulder / blade junction) - 13 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 25 mm, Neck Width - 11 to 18 mm, Basal Width - 13 to 20 mm, Thickness - 5 to 11 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Most commonly white quartz, quartzite, locally available flints and slate.
Most commonly white quartz, quartzite, locally available flints and slate.
Additional Comments:
This point generally is more slender and has rounder shoulders and more sloped than the Drybrook point. The Drybrook point has more angular shoulders than the Orient type (W10).
This point generally is more slender and has rounder shoulders and more sloped than the Drybrook point. The Drybrook point has more angular shoulders than the Orient type (W10).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the middle to lower Hudson River Valley of New York and New Jersey and Long Island. Distribution extends into the Quinnipiac River Basin of Connecticut, Tug River Valley of West Virginia, the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, and into Virginia.
This point is primarily found in the middle to lower Hudson River Valley of New York and New Jersey and Long Island. Distribution extends into the Quinnipiac River Basin of Connecticut, Tug River Valley of West Virginia, the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, and into Virginia.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,200 - 2,600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture: Orient Culture from Long Island, New York
Date: 3,200 - 2,600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture: Orient Culture from Long Island, New York
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Ashtabula, Dismal Swamp, Drybrook, Perkiomen, Susquehanna Broad Spear, Wayland
Ashtabula, Dismal Swamp, Drybrook, Perkiomen, Susquehanna Broad Spear, Wayland
