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Kanawha Stemmed

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Stemmed/Bifurcate shape, with a Straight stem, Straight blade, and Bifurcate base shape. Kanawha Stemmed type.

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18AN172 Wesley Grove South Kanawha Stemmed stemmed/bifurcate rhyolite straight blade straight stem bifurcate base Early Archaic Period

Normanskill

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Side-Notched shape, with a Expanding stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Normanskill type.

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18AN172 Wesley Grove South Normanskill side-notched quartz excurvate blade expanding stem straight base Late Archaic Period

Piscataway

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Piscataway type.

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18AN172 Wesley Grove South Piscataway contracting stem quartzite excurvate blade contracting stem convex base Late Archaic Period

Rossville

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Straight blade, and Convex base shape. Rossville type.

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18AN172 Wesley Grove South Rossville contracting stem quartz straight blade contracting stem convex base Early Woodland Period

Selby Bay Fox Creek

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Lanceolate shape, with a N/A stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Selby Bay/Fox Creek type.

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18AN172 Wesley Grove South Selby Bay/Fox Creek lanceolate rhyolite excurvate blade N/A stem straight base Middle Woodland Period