Arrowhead type

Dalton Colbert Point

Dalton ColbertDalton Cluster10,500 - 8,500 B.P.Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic

Key facts

Age
10,500 - 8,500 B.P.
Cultural period
Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic
Size
Medium to Large
Shape
Auriculate to Lanceolate
Glacial period
Early Holocene

More from the Paleo, Archaic periods

Description

This auriculate point exhibits a size range of medium to large, characterized by a cross-sectional profile that varies between elliptical and rhomboid shapes. The blade's longitudinal outline is generally straight, although it may exhibit a subtle excurvate curvature approaching the hafting area. The hafting area itself is distinguished by a rectangular shape and a slight concavity on both the blade and base, with evidence of extensive grinding. Serrations are a common feature along the blade's edge. The flaking pattern observed on this point is random, lacking a discernible pattern or orientation.

Size

The arrowheads exhibit a range of dimensions, with total lengths spanning from 30 to 54 mm, and an average length of 45 mm. In terms of width, the average measurement is 18 mm, while the average thickness is recorded at 6 mm.

Distribution

This type is discovered throughout the Tennessee River Basin, southern Mississippi Valley, and extending into Texas

Also found, less often, in

Additional information

More information needed.

Identified by

Named by
David DeJannette
Year
1962
Type site
Stanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter, Colbert County, Alabama

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