Early Archaic Points (Eaton)

Part of: Eaton

This collection contains two sided views of Early Archaic points from the Eaton Site. The points were identified by Kevin Smith and photographed by Nathan Arndt.

Site Name Keywords
Eaton

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures

Culture Keywords
PaleoIndian • Archaic • Early Archaic • Middle Archaic • Late Archaic • Woodland • Historic

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Material Types
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Human Remains

Temporal Keywords
Multi-component

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • New York (State / Territory) • Erie County (County) • Western New York • North America (Continent) • USA (Country)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-4 of 4)

  • Images (4)
  • E1326, 36N 13W, L1 (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: William Engelbrecht

    Multiple views of a bifurcate point, identified by Kevin Smith and photographed by Nathan Arndt. Length = 26 mm, Width = 19.4 mm, Thickness = 8.4, Early Archaic, Onondaga chert Complete but heavily reworked LeCroy type bifurcate point with long, expanding haft element ending in a bifurcated base with downturning, rounded ears flanking a bifacially thinned concavity. Blade expands at a nearly 90° angle from the hafting element but the form of the shoulders can't be determined because the blade...

  • E324, 18S 14W, L2 (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: William Engelbrecht

    Early Archaic Kirk point, identified by Kevin Smith and photographed by Nathan Arndt. Found 20 cm from west wall and 86 cm from south wall at a depth of 20 cm.

  • E384, 6S 6W, L3 (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: William Engelbrecht

    Early Archaic bifurcate.

  • E561, 6S 17E, L2 (2012)
    IMAGE Uploaded by: William Engelbrecht

    Multiple views of an Early Archaic bifurcate, identified by Kevin Smith and photographed by Nathan Arndt. Length = 21.8 mm, Width = 27.6 mm, Thickness = 6.1 mm, Onondaga chert, Early Archaic Fragmentary bifurcate point, similar to Macorkle type, with wide, expanding haft element ending in outflaring rounded ears flanking a broad, shallow concavity. Shoulders expand at 95°-100° angle from the hafting element to sharp/acute shoulders towards the blade edges. Asymmetrical resharpening suggested...