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Name Details:
Named By: Son Anderson
Named For: Pasco County, Florida
Date Identified: 1975
Identified / 1999 published
Type Site:
Pasco Knife
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Heat treated miocene agatized coral, heat treated chert
less commonly
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large (3 to 6 inches) triangular contracting stem point with a flattened cross section. The blade is slightly excurvate with horizontal shoulders. The stem is short and
contracting with a straight to slightly convex base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 75 to 150 mm, Stem Length - 8
to 14 mm, Blade Width - 35 to 45 mm, Stem Width at Shoulders - 18 to 28
mm, Basal Width - 8 to 15 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in Pasco County and into the surrounding region.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
Anderson is a well-respected avocational archaeologist who studies Florida archaeology. This type appears on his website showing the various points found in Florida. This type has not appeared in any
professional references and limited collector references. This is considered a collector type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30, Son Anderson personal communications (2008, 2015, 2017)
Pasco Projectile Point, Pasco Arrowhead
