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Snook Kill Points

Broad, triangular blade

Blade sometimes asymmetrical due to resharpening

Biconvex in cross-section

Well-defined, horizontal shoulders

Stem varies from straight to contracting toward the base

Basal edge straight; infrequently ground

Size: 2 to 4 inches long

Late Archaic: ca. 1800-1600 BC


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