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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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