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Name Details:
Named By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For: Whiteshell River, Manitoba, Canada
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site:
Whiteshell Side Notch
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Date:
Cultural Period:
3,000 - 2,000 B.P.
Early Woodland
Neoglacial
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Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular side notch point with an elliptical cross section The blade is slightly excurvate. Deep parallel notches enter the blade forming a shoulder
that is at a slightly upward angle and a expanding stem. The base is convex giving the stem a roundish appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Whiteshell River and the Winnipeg River Basin of Manitoba and into the surrounding regions of southeastern Manitoba and northern Minnesota.
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Point Validity: Valid Type
MacNeish was
a pioneering anthropologist who began his career studying the archeology of the Northern Plains and Canada. He was most notable for his excavations and studies at Tamaulipas Mexico. This type has been references in professional publications and is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
These points are found in association with Laurel ceramics (MacNeish, 1958).
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30
Whiteshell Projectile Point, Whiteshell Arrowhead
