Arrowhead type
Heck Rockshelter Point
Heck Rockshelter3,000 - 2,500 B.P.Woodland2 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 3,000 - 2,500 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Woodland
- Size
- Large
- Shape
- Expanding Stem to Side Notch
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial
More from the Woodland period
Description
This large, triangular point exhibits a distinctive elliptical to median ridge cross-section, with a blade that curves outward, often displaying asymmetrical proportions. The shoulder, formed by wide, parallel notches, is angled upward, merging with an expanding stem. The basal edge varies in shape, ranging from straight to mildly convex. Characterized by a lack of refinement, the point's manufacture is marked by a haphazard flaking pattern, devoid of discernible organization or intent.
Size
Large
Distribution
These artifacts are mainly discovered in middle Pennsylvania and extending into Maryland.
Mainly found in
Also found, less often, in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- W. Fred Kinsey III
- Year
- 1968
- Type site
- Heck Rockshelter (36AD1), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Heck Rockshelter point.
- Dry Brook
- Forest Notched
- Orient
- Tocks Island