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Relatively wide, thin, triangular blades

Straight base with prominent corners

Greatest width at the base

Generally fairly thin and well made from high quality flint from Flint Ridge deposits in Licking and Muskingum counties

Size: generally 3 to 5 inches long

Hopewell;ca. 100 BC - AD 500

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