Arrowhead type
Buffalo Point
Buffalo4,000 - 3,000 B.P.Late Archaic5 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Late Archaic
- Size
- Medium
- Shape
- Expanding Stem
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial
More from the Archaic period
Description
The specimen exhibits a triangular morphology with a medium-sized stem, characterized by an elliptical profile. The blade's curvature is pronounced, displaying an excurvate shape, while the shoulders are smoothly rounded and inclined at an upward orientation. The stem itself is expanding, terminating in a base that is either straight or subtly convex. The flaking pattern observed on this point is irregular and resembles a random, flaming arrangement.
Size
Medium
Distribution
This type is mainly located in the Kanawha River Valley of Putnam County, West Virginia
Mainly found in
Also found, less often, in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Type site
- Buffalo Site, Putnam County, West Virginia
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