Arrowhead type
Hillsboro Triangle Point
Hillsboro TriangleLate Woodland Triangle Cluster to Early Mississippian Triangle Cluster600 - 400 B.P.Historic2 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 600 - 400 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Historic
- Size
- Small to Medium
- Shape
- Triangle
- Glacial period
- Little Ice Age
More from the Historic period
Description
This artifact exhibits a slender, triangular morphology, measuring between 1/2 to 1 inch in size, with a symmetrical profile characterized by equivalent height and width dimensions. Its cross-sectional shape is elliptical and thin. The blade's longitudinal axis is predominantly straight, although subtle variations in curvature can occur, ranging from a slight excurvate to a slight incurvate profile. The base of the point features a concave to slightly concave curvature, accentuated by sharp, well-defined basal corners. The flaking pattern observed on this specimen is random, lacking a discernible or consistent pattern.
Size
The arrowheads exhibit a range of dimensions, with overall lengths spanning from 12 to 25 millimeters, and averaging between 15 to 18 millimeters. Similarly, their widths also vary from 12 to 25 millimeters.
Distribution
This type is mainly located in the middle region of North Carolina.
Mainly found in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Joffrey L Coe
- Year
- 1964
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Hillsboro Triangle point.
- Badin
- Caraway
- Clarksville
- Madison
Other types in the Late Woodland Triangle Cluster to Early Mississippian Triangle Cluster
- Yadkin Eared