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Name Details:
Named By: Warren King Moorehead
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1929
Type Site: James Ramey Site (Mound 33), Cahokia Mounds, Illinois
Ramey Knife
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,000 - 700 B.P.
Mississippian
Medieval Warm
Cahokia Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a broad large (about
six to nine inches) ovoid lanceolate blade with a flattened to thin elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in, parallel edges, and
contracting towards the base. Some examples have parallel notched at one third to one half of the blade, while other examples are devoid of any notching. The widest part of the blade is about the halfway mark. The base is convex, but some examples have an unfinished base. This point has a random flaking pattern and a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 150 to 265 mm,
Blade Width - 43 to 72 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Cahokia region of Illinois and into the upper middle Mississippi River Valley. This blade has been reported into the Tennessee River Valley with decreased frequency.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
These blades have are primarily found in Cahokia related regions, but Ramey points have been reported into southeastern Georgia and into Florida. It is thought that they may have been traded into that region
(Schroder, 2012 W18)
Point Validity: Valid Type
Moorehead is referred to as the "Dean of American Archeology". He conducted extensive excavations at the Cahokia Mounds. He served as a professor and curator for the archaeological museum at Ohio State
University. This type was name din his 1929 publication on the James Ramey Mound and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, W18
Ramey Projectile Point, Ramey Arrowhead, Ramey Knife
