Diagnostic Artifacts

Marcey Creek PCC-MC-005

Image of ceramic, Steatite Tempered Mended Body with Plain/Smoothed Surface Treatment, Marcey Creek type, Undecorated

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18AN489 Higgins Early Woodland Period Marcey Creek mended body plain/smoothed surface treatment steatite tempered undecorated

Marcey Creek PCC-MC-006

Image of ceramic, Steatite Tempered Mended Vessel with Plain/Smoothed Surface Treatment, Marcey Creek type, Lug Handle

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18AN489 Higgins Early Woodland Period lug handle Marcey Creek mended vessel plain/smoothed surface treatment steatite tempered straight rim

Marcey Creek PCC-MC-007

Image of ceramic, Steatite Tempered Mended Body/Rim with Plain/Smoothed Surface Treatment, Marcey Creek type, Lip-Nicking

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18AN489 Higgins Early Woodland Period lip-nicking Marcey Creek mended body/rim plain/smoothed surface treatment steatite tempered straight rim

Bare Island PP-BI-001

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Stemmed shape, with a Straight stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Bare Island type.

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18AN489 Higgins Bare Island excurvate blade Late Archaic Period quartz stemmed straight base straight stem

Bare Island PP-BI-002

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Stemmed shape, with a Straight stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Bare Island type.

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18AN489 Higgins Bare Island excurvate blade Late Archaic Period quartzite stemmed straight base straight stem

Bare Island PP-BI-003

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Stemmed shape, with a Straight stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Bare Island type.

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18AN489 Higgins Bare Island convex base excurvate blade Late Archaic Period rhyolite stemmed straight stem

Brewerton Eared Notched PP-BEN-001

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Side-Notched shape, with a N/A stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Brewerton Eared Notched type.

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18AN489 Higgins Brewerton Eared Notched concave base Late Archaic Period N/A stem quartz side-notched straight blade

Brewerton Side Notched PP-BSN-002

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

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18AN489 Higgins Brewerton Side Notched expanding stem Late Archaic Period quartz side-notched straight base straight blade

Brewerton Side Notched PP-BSN-003

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

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18AN489 Higgins Brewerton Side Notched concave base expanding stem Late Archaic Period quartz side-notched straight blade

Brewerton Side Notched PP-BSN-004

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

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18AN489 Higgins Brewerton Side Notched expanding stem Late Archaic Period quartzite side-notched straight base straight blade

Clovis PP-CLO-002

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Lanceolate shape, with a N/A stem, Unknown blade, and Concave base shape. Clovis type.

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18AN489 Higgins Clovis concave base lanceolate N/A stem Paleo-Indian Period quartz unknown blade

Clovis PP-CLO-003

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18AN489 Higgins Clovis concave base lanceolate N/A stem Paleo-Indian Period quartz unknown blade

Kirk Serrated PP-KSER-001

Image of stone projectile point made of Metarhyolite, Stemmed shape, with a Straight stem, Serrated-Straight blade, and Straight base shape. Kirk Serrated type.

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18AN489 Higgins Early Archaic Period Kirk Serrated metarhyolite serrated - straight blade stemmed straight base straight stem

Lamoka PP-LAM-001

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Stemmed shape, with a Straight stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Lamoka type.

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18AN489 Higgins convex base excurvate blade Lamoka Late Archaic Period quartz stemmed straight stem

Lamoka PP-LAM-002

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

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18AN489 Higgins convex base excurvate blade expanding stem Lamoka Late Archaic Period quartz side-notched

Lamoka PP-LAM-003

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

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18AN489 Higgins excurvate blade Lamoka Late Archaic Period rhyolite side-notched straight base straight stem

LeCroy PP-LEC-002

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Bifurcate shape, with a Expanding stem, Straight blade, and Bifurcate base shape. LeCroy type.

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18AN489 Higgins bifurcate bifurcate base Early Archaic Period expanding stem LeCroy quartz straight blade

LeCroy PP-LEC-003

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Bifurcate shape, with a Expanding stem, Straight blade, and Bifurcate base shape. LeCroy type.

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18AN489 Higgins bifurcate bifurcate base Early Archaic Period expanding stem LeCroy rhyolite straight blade

MacCorkle PP-MAC-001

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Bifurcate shape, with a Expanding stem, Unknown blade, and Bifurcate base shape. MacCorkle type.

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18AN489 Higgins bifurcate bifurcate base Early Archaic Period expanding stem MacCorkle quartz unknown blade

Otter Creek PP-OC-002

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Side-Notched shape, with a Expanding stem, Excurvate blade, and Concave base shape. Otter Creek type.

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18AN489 Higgins concave base excurvate blade expanding stem Middle Archaic Period Otter Creek quartzite side-notched

Otter Creek PP-OC-003

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Side-Notched shape, with a Expanding stem, Excurvate blade, and Concave base shape. Otter Creek type.

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18AN489 Higgins concave base excurvate blade expanding stem Middle Archaic Period Otter Creek rhyolite side-notched

Otter Creek PP-OC-004

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18AN489 Higgins concave base excurvate blade expanding stem Middle Archaic Period Otter Creek rhyolite side-notched

Otter Creek PP-OC-005

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18AN489 Higgins concave base excurvate blade expanding stem Middle Archaic Period Otter Creek quartzite side-notched

Otter Creek PP-OC-006

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Side-Notched shape, with a Expanding stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Otter Creek type.

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18AN489 Higgins concave base expanding stem Middle Archaic Period Otter Creek rhyolite side-notched straight blade

Stanly PP-S-003

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

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18AN489 Higgins bifurcate bifurcate base Middle Archaic Period rhyolite Stanly straight blade straight stem

Vernon PP-V-001

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Stemmed shape, with a Expanding stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Vernon type.

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18AN489 Higgins excurvate blade expanding stem Late Archaic Period quartz stemmed straight base Vernon

Diagnostic Artifacts

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Artifact Gallery

Marcey Creek PCC-MC-005

Marcey Creek PCC-MC-006

Marcey Creek PCC-MC-007

Bare Island PP-BI-001

Bare Island PP-BI-002

Bare Island PP-BI-003

Brewerton Eared Notched PP-BEN-001

Brewerton Side Notched PP-BSN-002

Brewerton Side Notched PP-BSN-003

Brewerton Side Notched PP-BSN-004

Clovis PP-CLO-002

Clovis PP-CLO-003

Kirk Serrated PP-KSER-001

Lamoka PP-LAM-001

Lamoka PP-LAM-002

Lamoka PP-LAM-003

LeCroy PP-LEC-002

LeCroy PP-LEC-003

MacCorkle PP-MAC-001

Otter Creek PP-OC-002

Otter Creek PP-OC-003

Otter Creek PP-OC-004

Otter Creek PP-OC-005

Otter Creek PP-OC-006

Stanly PP-S-003

Vernon PP-V-001