Orient Fishtail – Arrowhead & Projectile Point Identification

Orient Fishtail projectile point
Culture: Late Archaic–Early Woodland transition (regional attribution)
Time period: Late Archaic–Early Woodland transition (regional chronologies vary)
Region: Eastern Long Island, Northeast Coast
Material: Stone; specific materials unassigned

Orient Fishtail is a named point type with a narrow lanceolate blade, sloping shoulders and a flaring stem. Regional forms and dates vary. The Virginia DHR guide assigns it to the Late Archaic–Early Woodland transition, 1400–800 BCE; that interval is a regional type estimate, not a direct date for the museum examples.

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