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Name Details:
Named By: Gary L. Fogelman
Named For: Type site
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site: Erb Rockshelter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Piedmont Northern Variety
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Primarily made from siltstone and indurated shale.
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,000 - 4,000 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 narrow medium
triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with many examples having the blade curve back in towards the shoulders. The shoulders are at an upwards angle. The stem is usually slightly expanding, but may range to straight. The base
varies from slightly concave to straight. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 40 to 100 mm (average 50 to 70 mm), Stem Length - 11 to 19
mm, Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm (average 20 to 25 mm), Stem Width -
10 to 20 mm (average 15 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found from central Pennsylvania and southern New York.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
Fogelman has written many professional books including the Pennsylvania Fluted Point Survey. This type was named in his personally published books on
projectile points of Pennsylvania and has no professional references. This type has many collector type references, this is considered a collector type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Terry Summers
Philip Malachowski
Doug Eden
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 57
Piedmont Northern Projectile Point, Piedmont Northern Arrowhead
