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Name Details:
Named By: Charles W. McNett
Named For:
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site:
Holmes
AKA: Savannah River Narrow Stem
(Provisional Type)
Cluster: Savannah River Cluster
Date:
Cultural Period:
4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Late Archaic
Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large
triangular stemmed point with a flattened cross section. The blade may vary from straight to incurvate, however some examples have a excurvate to recurvate blade. The shoulders may vary from an upward angle to horizontal to slightly barbed. The shoulders are asymmetrical with one shoulder at more of an upward angel. The stem is slightly contracting with a
concave base and is generally slightly offset. This point has a random flaking pattern
Size Measurements: Total Length - 45 to
95 mm, Width - 20 to 35 mm, Thickness - 6 to 10 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in Virginia and into Maryland and North Carolina.
Additional Comments:
This is a regional variant of the Savannah River point. Hranicky refers to this point as a Savannah River Narrow Stem.
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Point Validity: Provisional Type
McNett is a well published anthropologist who specializes in research and statistical
analysis. This type was named in a personal publication of Hranicky. This type has no or limited professional references. This is considered a provisional type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
2, 17, 23, 30, 37, W10, W11
Holmes Projectile Point, Holmes Arrowhead
