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Name Details:
Named By:
Named For: Snake Creek, Hardin County,
Tennessee
Date Identified:
Type Site:
Snake Creek Blade
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Late Archaic
Neoglacial
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. Parallel notched at one third to one half of the blade, while other examples have double notches. The widest part of the blade is about the halfway mark. The base is convex. This point has a random flaking pattern and a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 100 to 210 mm,
Blade Width - 30 to 50 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in the Tennessee River basin.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This may represent a notched, or double notched example of the Ramey Knife.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
This type appears in Overstreet's Price Guide and has many collector type references.
There have been no professional references to this type. This is considered a collector type,
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Snake Creek Projectile Point, Snake Creek Arrowhead
