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Named By: William J. Oakes-Meyers
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Date Identified: 1955
Type Site:
Spidel
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Cultural Period:
900 - 315 B.P.
Mississippian to Historic
Medieval Warm to
Little Ice Age
Monongahela Culture
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Distribution Comments:
This point is found in the Monongahela Cultural area of western Pennsylvanian and into eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia.
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It has been reported that this type first was named in 1955 in Oakes-Meyers publication on archaeology of the Upper Ohio River valley. This type later appeared in Gary Fogleman's publication on projectile
point types from Pennsylvania. Collector's say that this type was named for the Spidel site in Pennsylvania, but no record was found of that site. It has also been mentioned that this type was mentioned
in the excavation report from the Fishbasket site ( 36AR134), but no mention of this type was found associated with that site. There have been no other references to the Spidel type.
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Spidel Projectile Point, Spidel Arrowhead
