essay
The Terminal Archaic in the upper Delaware valley: a broad and narrow perspective
experiments and observations on the terminal archaic of the middle atlantic region • Bethlehem, Ct • Published In 1990 • Pages: 63-83
By: Kraft, Herbert C..
Abstract
Some authors had contended that Perkiomen points could not have been used as projectile points. Instead, Bare Island and Lackawaxen Stemmed points were sugested as the points used by the hunters of the Perkiomen culture. Kraft examines several sites in the Upper Delaware River Valley and determines the Perkiomen people were hunter-gatherers who exploited several different environments, hunted a wide range of animals, and used lithic resources some distance from the Upper Delaware River Valley. In addition, the Perkiomen sites date later than the sites that contain Bare Island and Lackawaxen points, although, the Perkiomen people may have found and reused these points. Various Perkiomen tools are discussed along with other broadpoints. For another article on Perkiomen points see eHRAF document no. 19.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2005
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- 3670±120 BP-3450±120 BP
- Coverage Place
- Upper Delaware River Valley, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; United States
- Notes
- Herbert C. Kraft
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83)
- LCCN
- 90205480
- LCSH
- Indians of North America--Antiquities