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Name Details:
Named By: Barry C. Kent
Named For: Patuxent River
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site:
Patuxent
(Provisional Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Late Archaic
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The
blade is excurvate. The
shoulders are weak and at an upward angle, but may range to horizontal. The
stem is expanding. The
base may vary from straight to convex. Basal
thinning is commonly seen and many points have basal grinding. The
basal edge may retain the rind from the original material. This
point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Patuxent River basin and into the upper and mid Potomac River basin.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This type has been ill defined by Kent and needs more research and defining (Polglase et al, 1994).
Pictures:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Provisional Type
Kent is a professional
anthropologist and a professor at Pennsylvania State University and York College of Pennsylvania. He specializes in anthropology of Pennsylvania. This type was named in a professional publication but has no or limited professional references. This is considered a provisional type. This type has numerous collector
type references.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Lee W.
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Patuxent Projectile Point, Patuxent Arrowhead
