Arrowhead type
Garver's Ferry Point
Garver's Ferry1,800 - 1,300 B.P.Woodland2 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 1,800 - 1,300 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Woodland
- Size
- Small
- Shape
- Expanding Stem to Corner Notch
- Material
- Jasper
- Glacial period
- Roman Warm to Vandal Minimum
More from the Woodland period
Description
This triangular point features a stem that broadens subtly, accompanied by an elliptical profile. Its blade edge exhibits a predominantly excurvate curvature, although it can also appear straight in some instances. The shoulder morphology ranges from a horizontal alignment to a slightly barbed configuration. The basal aspect of the stem is characterized by a straight to mildly convex shape. The flaking pattern observed on this point is random, lacking a discernible or consistent sequence.
Size
The dimensions of the arrowheads are as follows: they typically range in length from 20 to 30 millimeters, with an average length of 25 millimeters. The stem of the arrowhead measures between 4 and 9 millimeters in length. In terms of width, the blade spans 16 to 26 millimeters, averaging 20 millimeters, while the stem width varies from 10 to 18 millimeters.
Distribution
This type is mainly located in the western central area of Pennsylvania and the adjacent territory
Mainly found in
Also found, less often, in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Richard L. George
- Year
- 1982
- Type site
- Blawnox, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Garver's Ferry point.
- Brewerton
- Crooked Creek
- Dewart Stemmed
- Lamoka
- Merrimack
- Neville
- Palmer
- Wading River