Object ID:
1959.10.3
Object Name:
Point, Projectile
Dimensions:
H-0.792 W-5.08 L-17.463 cm
Description:
Plano Lanceolate Cluster, Late Paleoindian period.
Identifying features include, Lanceolate (Tang Shape), Ovate (Blade Shape), Straight Stem (Base Shape).
Identifying features include, Lanceolate (Tang Shape), Ovate (Blade Shape), Straight Stem (Base Shape).
Collection:
Native American-Kohnke Collection
Date:
8000 - 8500 BCE
VE Exhibit Label 1:
A type cluster, such at Plano Lanceolate, is a group of named types with overlapping characteristics. These characteristics include technological attributes of overall form, characteristics of manufacture, and resharpening processes. Because of this, types within a cluster often share the same time period, may represent part of an evolutionary trend or may be within the same cultural tradition or manufacturing technology.
There are several kinds of clusters. Most of the clusters are named for a well-known point type e.g. Plano Lanceolate. Such a name represents the basic form and suggests the kinds of characteristics embodied within the cluster.
There are several kinds of clusters. Most of the clusters are named for a well-known point type e.g. Plano Lanceolate. Such a name represents the basic form and suggests the kinds of characteristics embodied within the cluster.
Collector:
Steffen, A
Site Name:
Sauk Co., Wisconsin
Related Publications:
Justice (1987:30-34).
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