Name Details:
Named By: James B. Griffin
Named For: County type
is located
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site:
Hopewell Mounds, Ross County, Ohio
Ross Barbed
Cluster:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,100 - 1,700 B.P.
Middle Woodland
Roman Warm
Hopewell Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
thin large to very large triangular basal notched point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily recurvate with the tip curving out to parallel sides and flaring
out towards the base. The shoulders are barbed. The stem may range from straight to slightly
expanding with a convex base. This point has a random
flaking pattern and primarily has a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 90
to 150 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 40 to
65 mm, Neck Width - 11 to 16 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 26
mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. These points may be found with decreasing frequency into the other highlighted areas at sites
associated with the Hopewell Culture.
Additional Comments:
The Hopewell Culture marks the beginning of the Middle Woodland Period (W13).
Points are commonly four to ten inches long (Johnson et al. 2008).
The Notched point generally lacks the barb and has a "turkey-tail" appearance. The Barbed
point is a basal notched point and has strong to weak barbs and the base may vary from convex to having the "turkey-tail" appearance.
Pictures:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Griffin is a distinguished
anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He conducted extensive studies and excavations in the Ohio River valley
including excavations at the Norton Mounds. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
29, 30, 37, 42, 179, W10, W11
Ross Barbed Projectile Point, Ross Barbed Arrowhead
