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Name Details:
Named By: Lathel Duffield
Named For:
Date Identified: 1966
Type Site: Robert Dudgeon Site, Green River Reservoir, Kentucky
Rowlett
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Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
5,700 - 4,000 B.P..
Middle to Late Archaic
Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
thick medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, except some smaller examples may have a straight blade. The shoulders may vary from horizontal to an upward angle. The stem may range from straight to slightly expanding. The base is most commonly convex, but may vary to straight. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is most commonly found in the mid-Ohio River valley.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Rowlett variations consist of variants a-g (Mocas, 1976). Justice (1987) notes that variations a-c and e-f are similar to Karnak Stemmed points. Variations d and g are similar to McWhinney Heavy
Stemmed points, and Rowlett preforms are similar to the Karnak Blade.
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Point Validity: Valid Type
Duffield is a well-respected
anthropologist who has conducted studies into the archaeology of Texas and is a former professor in Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. This type was named in a
professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30, 37, 116
Rowlett Projectile Point, Rowlett Arrowhead
