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The Stewart Site Collection
Artifacts

William Butz donated his collection of artifacts from the Stewart site to 三亿体育官网 College in 1991. The majority of the artifacts shown on the linked page were surface collected by him, although several of them were recovered as part of a controlled surface collection conducted by 三亿体育官网 in 1992. The diagnostic points date from approximately 3000 BC to AD 1000.

A ground stone celt

A ground stone celt

Normanskill points

Normanskill Points

Two Normanskill points were identified at the Stewart Site. Normanskill points are slender, thick points of medium size, diagnostic of the Late Archaic period, dating from approximately 2500 to 2000 BC (Ritchie 1971:37). They are generally recovered from Eastern New York, along the Hudson River.

Snook Kill Points

Assorted Snook Kill Points

The majority of diagnostic points found at the Stewart Site were Snook Kill (n=25). Most were not complete. The majority of the ones which were complete were bases. Snook Kill points are very broad, large, thick, contracted stemmed points ranging in size from 5.08 cm to 10.16 cm (2 to 4 in; Ritchie 1971:47). Snook Kill points are diagnostic of the Late Archaic Snook Kill phase which dates from approximately 1800 to 1600 BC (Justice 1987:160). Snook Kill points occur through much of the Northeast, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Eastern Pennsylvania (Justice 1987:160).

 Untyped Hafted Bifaces

Untyped Hafted Bifaces

These bifaces have a hafting element present, but do not fit any known types.

Brewerton side-notched points

Brewerton Side-Notched Points

Brewerton Side-Notched points are broad, thick side-notched points of medium size. Three were recovered from Stewart. They are the most common point of the Archaic Laurentian Complex, dating to approximately 3000 BC, and are found all over New York State (Ritchie 1971:19). 

Bifaces

Bifaces

Meadowood point

Meadowood Point

One Meadowood point was found at the Stewart Site. Meadowood points are very thin, medium to large side notched points (Ritchie 1971:35). Meadowood points are diagnostic of the Early Woodland Meadowood phase, dating between 1300 and 500 BC (Ritchie and Funk 1973:116). 

Meadowood points are found in New York, Connecticut, Vermont, and other areas of the Northeast  (Justice 1987:171).

 Jack's Reef Pentagonal Points

Jack's Reef Pentagonal Points

One Jack's Reef Pentagonal point recovered from the Stewart Site. Jack's Reef Pentagonal points are diagnostic of the Middle Woodland period, dating from approximately AD 500 to 1000. They occur in highest frequency in the Northeast (Justice 1987:215).

Assorted scrapers

Assorted Scrapers

Lobate contracting stemmed points

Lobate Contracting Stemmed Points

These points were categorized as Lobate Contracting Stemmed.One point measures 4.8cm (1.9 in.) in length, 2.6cm (1 in.) in width, and .9cm (.4 in) in thickness. The other point measures 4.1cm (1.6 in.) in length, 1.9cm (.7 in.) in width and .8cm (.3 in.) in thickness.