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NYSAA Bulletin No. 107 — Dogan Point Archaeological Site — Passage 24 (part 2)

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[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] One shows similarities to trianguloid points from the Reagan Site, a late Paleo-Indian site in Vermont (Funk and Walsh 1988:1-4; Ritchie 1953:249-258). Few similarities exist between the Putnam and Flax Mill artifacts. Even different cherts were used. However, one Putnam pentagonoid lanceolate fluted point does have measurements and grinding on lower lateral edges that are similar to those of the Flax Mill fluted point. Both faces of the shallow side-notched, Daltonlike point (Figure 3) I found (identified by Robert E. Funk, personal communication 1991) have delicately pressureflaked edges. The longest cutting edge extends 52 mm from tip to a ground shallow corner notch 11 mm in length that borders a small basal car (Table 1). Pressure flaking