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Name Details:
Named By: Bettye J. Broyles
Named For: Sam Kessell - found/reported St. Albans site
Date Identified: 1966
Type Site: St. Albans Site, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Kessell
AKA: Kessel
Cluster: Large Side Notch Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
9,500 - 8,500 B.P.
Early Archaic
Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
thin medium to large triangular side notched point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but may vary to straight. The blade is widest above the shoulders. Parallel notches are low, the notches are commonly narrow. The basal
area is generally wide and contracting in towards the base. The base may range from straight to deep concave. This point has a random flaking pattern, but have a high quality of workmanship.
Size Measurements: Data
Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points are most commonly found in West Virginia. This point may be found with decreased frequency into southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This point was named after Sam Kessell and is referred to as the Kessell point by Broyles, Justice, and others. Perino and many collectors refer to this point as the Kessel point.
Point Validity: Valid Type
Broyles is a distinguished
anthropologist who was a professor at many prestigious universities. She is most known for her excavations at St. Albans Site in West Virginia. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is a valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Julie Nettleton
Terry Summers
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23,
30, 37
Kessell Projectile Point, Kessell Arrowhead
Kessel Projectile Point, Kessel Arrowhead
