It is a large, fluted spear point, lanceolate in shape, with "delicate ears" and a fishtail base.
[3] What made Barnes point unique was that they had a moderate basal cavity followed by divergent sides and the presence of single underflute or Barnes fishing flake.
[6] The site was discovered by Wallace Hill, who lived nearby, and staff of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology informed of its existence in 1959.
[3] Barnes points are distributed throughout the lower northeastern United States, from Missouri to the Great Lakes area, extending into Canada.
They are associated with the Early Paleoindian Parkhill complex of the eastern Great Lakes region, with sites being especially common in southwestern Ontario.