Rossville points

Rossville point

Rossville points are a type of arrowhead first recognized as a unique Native American cultural indicator in 1909 by archaeologists of the American Museum of Natural History. They were named by archaeologist Alanson Skinner after the Rossville section of Staten Island, New York, where they were found in the vicinity of the old U.S. Post Office building.

Rossville points are indicative of the very late Archaic, Transitional, and Early Woodland periods, dating from approximately 3300 to 2700 B.P and are usually found in the Chesapeake Bay area, Southern New York, and New England.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ Chilton (March 1992). "Archaeological Investigations at the Goat Island Rockshelter: New Light from Old Legacies". The Hudson Valley Regional Review. 9 (1): 6. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ Archeology in the Upper Delaware Valley: a study of the cultural chronology of the Tocks Island Reservoir by W. Fred Kinsey
  3. ^ The archaeology of the Tocks Island area by Herbert C. Kraft p. 439
  4. ^ Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, Volumes 3-4 By American Museum of Natural History (1909), p. 11