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Townsend Series PCC-T-016

Image of ceramic, Shell Tempered Mended Body with Fabric-Impressed Surface Treatment, Townsend type, Incised

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Contact Period fabric-impressed surface treatment incised Late Woodland Period mended body shell tempered Townsend Townsend Rapphannock Fabric Impressed

Clagett PP-CLA-012

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

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Clagett excurvate blade expanding stem Late Archaic Period quartz stemmed straight base

Guilford PP-G-005

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Lanceolate shape, with a contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Guilford type.

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection contracting stem convex base excurvate blade Guilford lanceolate Middle Archaic Period quartzite

Jacks Reef Pentagonal PP-JRP-012

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Pentagonal shape, with a N/A stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Jacks Reef Pentagonal type.

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection chert excurvate blade Jacks Reef Pentagonal Middle Woodland Period N/A stem pentagonal straight base

Lehigh/Koens-Crispin PP-LKC-016

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a contracting stem, Straight blade, and Convex base shape. Lehigh/Koens-Crispin type.

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection contracting stem contracting stem convex base Late Archaic Period Lehigh/Koens-Crispin quartzite straight blade

Lehigh/Koens-Crispin PP-LKC-017

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Lehigh/Koens-Crispin type.

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection contracting stem contracting stem convex base excurvate blade Late Archaic Period Lehigh/Koens-Crispin quartzite

Madison PP-MAD-019

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Triangular shape, with a N/A stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Madison type.

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection concave base Late Woodland Period Madison N/A stem rhyolite straight blade triangular

Madison PP-MAD-020

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Triangular shape, with a N/A stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Madison type.

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection chert concave base Late Woodland Period Madison N/A stem straight blade triangular

Poplar Island PP-PI-010

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

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection argillite contracting stem contracting stem convex base Late Archaic Period Poplar Island straight blade

St Albans PP-SA-012

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

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Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection bifurcate bifurcate base Early Archaic Period expanding stem rhyolite St. Albans straight blade