Brewerton Corner Notch
This content was prepared by Hailey Weinberger Rowan Class of 2022
What is Brewton Corner Notched?
Brewton Corner Notched is a small to the medium-sized projectile point. Most found date to the middle to late archaic period of 5,000-4,000 B.P. The projectile points are often found in materials such as rhyolite, quartz, jasper, quartzite, and chert. They feature a random flaking pattern. Overall the points are characterized by their notches followed by their wider shoulders. Brewton Corner notched projectile points are known for their triangular shape.
Who Discovered Brewton Corner Notched?
Dr. William A. Ritchie was a prominent anthropologist and served as the state archeologist in New York. When writing a publication for the excavation of at Robinson site in Brewerton, Oswego County, New York, he named the projectile point. Previously it had been referred to as "broad corner-notched point".
Dr. William A. Ritchie 1954
Features of Bruton Corner Notched
Small to medium size
Triangular blade outline
Biconvex cross-section
Includes a relatively thick corner notches
Blades are slightly excurvate
Stem features medium to large corner notches
Measurments
Length - 24 to 79 mm (average 32 to 57 mm)
Stem Length - 7 to 11 mm
Blade Width - 20 to 40 mm
Stem Width - 10 to 22 mm
Neck Width - 10 to 22 mm
Thickness - 6 to 11 mm
Examples:
“the point measures 33.5 mm in length, is 23 mm wide (at the barbs) and is 5.7 mm thick at its thickest point. The stem measures 14.6 mm in width”
“The point measures 46 mm in length, is 24 mm wide (at the barbs) and is 5.3 mm thick at its thickest point. The stem measures 17 mm in width”
“The point measures 31 mm in length, is 20 mm wide (at the barbs) and is 7.4 mm thick at its thickest point. The stem measures 15.4 mm in width”
Geographical Locations
Brewton corner notched projectile points are primarily found in central and western New York; however, they have been reported into the Ohio River Valley and down to the Tennessee River Valley. This includes examples found in Central New Jersey.
References
Brewerton corner NOTCH projectile point. (2008). Retrieved April 19, 2021, from http://www.projectilepoints.net/Points/Brewerton%20Corner%20Notched.html
Brewerton corner Notched - LITHICS-Net. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2021, from http://www.lithicsnet.com/brewertoncornernotched.htm
Brewerton Side-Notched Point. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2021, from https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll7/id/21/
Ritchie.jpg. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2021, from http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/file/ritchiejpg-0