Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Joffre L. Coe
Named For: Caraway Creek
Date Identified: 1937
Type Site: Keyauwee Site, Caraway Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina
Identified By: Joffre L. Coe
Named For: Caraway Creek
Date Identified: 1937
Type Site: Keyauwee Site, Caraway Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina
Point Validity:
Valid type
Coe was a highly respected and pioneering anthropologist in North Carolina archaeology and a preeminent authority on eastern North American anthropology. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Coe was a highly respected and pioneering anthropologist in North Carolina archaeology and a preeminent authority on eastern North American anthropology. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular point with a flattened to thin elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may range from slightly excurvate to slightly incurvate. The blade is commonly finely serrated. The base varies from slightly concave to straight. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 18 to 35 mm, Width - 15 to 25 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily associated with the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.
This point is primarily associated with the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,300 - 400 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Woodland to Historic
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Little Ice Age
Culture: Keyauwee Culture
Date: 1,300 - 400 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Woodland to Historic
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Little Ice Age
Culture: Keyauwee Culture
Age Details:
This point marks the end of the Peedee culture and the start of the Caraway Phase and the return of the Piedmont Village Tradition (UNC Archaeological Research Laboratories).
This point marks the end of the Peedee culture and the start of the Caraway Phase and the return of the Piedmont Village Tradition (UNC Archaeological Research Laboratories).
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Camp Creek, Clements, Conestee, Hamilton Triangle, Fort Ancient, Fresno, Maud, Levanna, Pinellas, Uwharrie, Yadkin
Camp Creek, Clements, Conestee, Hamilton Triangle, Fort Ancient, Fresno, Maud, Levanna, Pinellas, Uwharrie, Yadkin
