Jack’s Reef Corner Notched

NAME: Jack’s Reef Corner Notch points were named for examples from the Jack’s Reef site in Onondaga County, New York. They were referred to (more appropriately given the distance) as the Corner Notched Woodland point throughout the Tennessee River Valley where they have been recovered on Late Woodland sites.

AGE: Jack’s Reef Corner Notched points are consistently recovered from Late Woodland sites with a suggested age from 1500 to 1000 BP.[1]

DESCRIPTION: The corner notched type is a small to medium sized point measuring between 1.25 and 2.0 inches in length. They are thin in cross-section and are resharpened from the distal end creating a hip along the blade edge. The basal edge is flat to slightly incurvate. This type is easily confused with the thicker Afton type

DISTRIBUTION: Most known examples are made of Ridge and Valley chert with a center of distribution from the Dade County and the Appalachian Plateau to the Blue Ridge region of Georgia.