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What is Orient?
What is Orient?
Small to Medium in size
The cross section varies between flattened to elliptical.
The blade is slender and may be asymmetrical in some cases. The shoulder are rounded and sloped upwards.
The stem is most commonly expanding, but some examples have had straight stems.
The base is primarily concaved, but may vary to straight. The base generally has a "fishtail" appearance.
A random flaking pattern is used in making this point.
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Information on this Style
Information on this Style
Most commonly white quartz, quartzite, locally available flints and slate.
William A. Richie named the point after the site in which it was located.
Discovered in 1961 in the Oriental Points, Long Island/New York Areas.
Where was it used?
Where was it used?
This point is primarily found in the middle to lower Hudson River Valley of New York and New Jersey and Long Island areas.
Distribution extends into the Quinnipiac River Basin of Connecticut, Tug River Valley of West Virginia, the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario, and into Virginia.
Measurements
Measurements
Length - x
Stem Length - x
Blade Width - x
Stem Width - x
Neck Width - x
Thickness - x
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