Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Alanson Skinner
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1909
Type Site: Rossville Site, Staten Island, New York
Identified By: Alanson Skinner
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1909
Type Site: Rossville Site, Staten Island, New York
Point Validity:
Valid type
Skinner was an distinguished anthropologist who served as the Curator of Anthropology for the Public Museum for the City of Milwaukee, The Museum of the American Indian, as well for the American Museum of Natural History. This points was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Skinner was an distinguished anthropologist who served as the Curator of Anthropology for the Public Museum for the City of Milwaukee, The Museum of the American Indian, as well for the American Museum of Natural History. This points was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Rossville Contracting Stem
Cluster: Dickson Contracting Stem Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium contracting stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The shoulders are rounded and primarily have an upward slope. The stem is contracting with a pointed to rounded base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 32 to 64 mm (40 to 50 mm average), Stem Length - 9 to 18 mm, Width - 14 to 33 mm (average 21 mm), Thickness - 6 to 10 mm
Total Length - 32 to 64 mm (40 to 50 mm average), Stem Length - 9 to 18 mm, Width - 14 to 33 mm (average 21 mm), Thickness - 6 to 10 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Materials include siltstone, rhyolite, chert jasper and sometimes quartzite.
Materials include siltstone, rhyolite, chert jasper and sometimes quartzite.
Additional Comments:
Rossville points tend to be wider and have a more pronounced shoulders and stem than Piscataway points. Piscataway points are most commonly quartz points while Rossville points are made out of various local materials (W10).
Rossville points tend to be wider and have a more pronounced shoulders and stem than Piscataway points. Piscataway points are most commonly quartz points while Rossville points are made out of various local materials (W10).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in southern New England and into Virginia. Most commonly found along the Atlantic Coastal regions.
This point is primarily found in southern New England and into Virginia. Most commonly found along the Atlantic Coastal regions.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,600 - 1,700 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 2,600 - 1,700 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Adena, Adena Dickson, Gary, Little Bear Creek, Poplar Island, Rossville
Adena, Adena Dickson, Gary, Little Bear Creek, Poplar Island, Rossville
