Lamoka projectile points are stoneprojectile points manufactured by Native Americans what is now theNortheastern United States, generally in the time interval of 3500-2500 B.C. They predate the invention of the bow and arrow, and are therefore not true "arrowheads", but ratheratlatl dart points. They derive their name from the specimens found at theLamoka site inSchuyler County, New York.[1][2]
Lamoka points sizes range in length from less than 1 in (2.5 cm) to 2.5 in (6.4 cm) with an average of about 1.5 in (3.8 cm). They are narrow and thick, with straight or slightly notched stems. The base is thick and this is diagnostic for the Lamoka point. They are two to three times longer than they are wide. They are generally made from localflints,jasper,quartz andquartzite. There are a number of varieties, the most common being the "stemmed" type with straight stems.[1]
They have mostly been dated to around 3500-2500 BC, but the type persists in small numbers up to about 1000 A.D. The archaic points are associated with the Lamoka culture.[1]
These points are generally found in the American northeast (New York andPennsylvania; a very similar "Dustin point" is found as far west as Michigan) and central Canada (Ontario).[1]