Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James Taggart
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site: Feeheley Site, Michigan
Identified By: James Taggart
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site: Feeheley Site, Michigan
Point Validity:
Valid type
Taggart is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus of anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College. He has conducted extensive studies of sites in Michigan and into the Ohio River Valley. He named this type in a professional publication and this type has many profession references. This is considered a valid type.
Taggart is an anthropologist and Professor Emeritus of anthropology at Franklin and Marshall College. He has conducted extensive studies of sites in Michigan and into the Ohio River Valley. He named this type in a professional publication and this type has many profession references. This is considered a valid type.
Feeheley Notched
Cluster: Brewerton Corner Notch Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but may be straight or rarely incurvate. The notches are formed from the corners of the blade forming a diagonal notch with an expanding stem. The shoulders range from a weak barb to a prominent barb. The base is commonly straight, but may rarely be slightly concave. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 24 to 79 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 11 mm, Blade Width 20 to 40 mm, Stem Width - 10 to 22 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 18 mm, Thickness - 6 to 11 mm.
Length - 24 to 79 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 11 mm, Blade Width 20 to 40 mm, Stem Width - 10 to 22 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 18 mm, Thickness - 6 to 11 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
These points are similar to Brewerton Corner Notch type points. These points are commonly associated with Michigan and the Ohio River Valley where Brewerton type points are more commonly associated with New York and the surrounding region. The two points are thought to represent the same point.
These points are similar to Brewerton Corner Notch type points. These points are commonly associated with Michigan and the Ohio River Valley where Brewerton type points are more commonly associated with New York and the surrounding region. The two points are thought to represent the same point.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
The distinction between this point and the Brewerton Corner Notch is primarily based on distribution This point is primarily associated with Michigan and through-out the Ohio River Valley. The Brewerton type is more commonly associated with the New York region and into the Tennessee River Valley.
The distinction between this point and the Brewerton Corner Notch is primarily based on distribution This point is primarily associated with Michigan and through-out the Ohio River Valley. The Brewerton type is more commonly associated with the New York region and into the Tennessee River Valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 5,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 5,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle to Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Brewerton Corner Notch, Jacks Reef Corner Notch, Kirk Corner Notch, Matanzas, Normanskill, Palmer, Snyders
Brewerton Corner Notch, Jacks Reef Corner Notch, Kirk Corner Notch, Matanzas, Normanskill, Palmer, Snyders
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Brewerton Corner Notch,, Brewerton Eared, Brewerton Eared Triangle, Matanzas, Otter Creek, Vosberg
Brewerton Corner Notch,, Brewerton Eared, Brewerton Eared Triangle, Matanzas, Otter Creek, Vosberg
