Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Ajacan Projectile Point

Name Details:
Identified By:  Floyd Painter and W. M. Hranicky
Named For:  Spanish word for Virginia
Date Identified:  1989
Type Site: 
Point Validity: Provisional type

Painter is a respected Archaeologist who spent decades documenting Paleo to post-contact cultures in Virginia Region.  Hranicky has served as Director of the Virginia Rockart survey and has published numerous books.  This point was first published in a professional publication. No professional references to this point were found.  This is considered a provisional type.
Ajacan Triangular
(Provisional type)
Cluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular point with an elliptical cross section.  The blade may vary from straight to incurvate.  The base is convex.  This point has a random flaking pattern. 
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point has been reported in the Virginia and North Carolina coastal regions.  The complete distribution of this point has not been reported.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
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Similar Points:
BadinMadisonValina
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Pictures: 

Pictures Provided By:
As illustrated by W. M. Hranicky, 2011
Pete Burnet
Edward Burnett
 Ajacan Projectile Point, Ajacan Arrowhead

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