Innes
Other Names: Durst
Date Range: 1200-1000 BCE
Dimensions: Innes points are medium sized ranging 32-50 mm in length, 17-31 mm in maximum width– usually corresponding to shoulder width, and 5-8 mm in thickness.
Shape: These points have convex lateral blade edges with slightly sloping to slightly barbed shoulders. The hafting element ranges from wide round side notches to an expanding stem. In cross section lenticular forms are most common.
Flake Pattern: Innes points tend to be coarsely flaked, but the primary shaping of the point rarely leaves any broad surfaces unscared. Marginal secondary retouch is usually discontinuous. Some points have basal grinding, which often extends up the lateral edges of the stem.
Material: Onondaga chert is the predominate material type used, though Kettle Point, Haldimand, and Ancaster chert, and Pennsylvania jasper examples have also been found.
Distribution and Cultural Affiliation: The type site is few kilometers west of Brantford, and other examples are reported from the Grand River drainage and westward in Southwestern Ontario.
References: Lennox, P. – 1982 Innes Points. KEWA 82-5, Justice, N.D., (1987) Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Midcontinental and Eastern United States