CAST #A-12

BUCK CREEK POINT
LATE ARCHAIC
HARDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
PRIVATE COLLECTION
COPYRIGHT MARCH 31, 2011 PETER A. BOSTROM

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CAST #A-12

BUCK CREEK POINT
LATE ARCHAIC
HARDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
PRIVATE COLLECTION

    This Buck Creek point was found in Hardin County, Kentucky. It dates to the Late Archaic period approximately 3,000 years ago. Buck Creek points were named by Mark F. Seeman in 1975 after Buck Creek in Harrison County, Indiana where the type site is located. Large and very well made Buck Creek points, like this example, are usually associated with caches. They were probably made for some type of special event, such as for a burial. But most Buck Creek points were obviously tools that were used every day for knives or projectile points. They show heavy use from edge resharpening and various types of use wear damage.
    This Buck Creek point is very thin and skillfully flaked. The end of the base and the tip of the point still retain some of the outer crust or cortex on the stone it was made from. The end of the base is flat and unflaked which is typical for some Buck Creek points. This point is made of Indiana Hornstone and it measures 4 1/16 inches (10.3 cm) long, 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm) wide and 7/32 (5.5 mm) thick.
 

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