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Name Details:
Named By: Ben C. McCary
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1953
Type Site: Potts Site,
Chickahominy River, Virginia
Potts
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,000 - 1,800 B.P.
Middle Woodland
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may vary from slightly incurvate to slightly excurvate. Shallow diagonal notched
enter from the corners of the preform forming a shoulder that may vary from horizontal to slightly barbed and a short straight to slightly expanding stem. The base is straight. This point has a
random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
(average 25 to 35 mm length).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the James River basin (Chickahominy River is part of this system) of Maryland and Virginia, and into the coastal and Piedmont regions of Virginia and
North Carolina.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
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Point Validity: Valid Type
McCary was was an influential force and the foremost expert in Virginia archeology.
This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Potts Projectile Point, Potts Arrowhead
