Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Clarence R. Grier
Named For: Cole's Mountain, Amherst County, Virginia
Date Identified: 1983
Type Site:
Identified By: Clarence R. Grier
Named For: Cole's Mountain, Amherst County, Virginia
Date Identified: 1983
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Provisional type
Geier is a well published anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. He has conducted extensive research into the archaeology of western Virginia. This type was named in a professional publication, but has limited or no professional references. This is a provisional type.
Geier is a well published anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. He has conducted extensive research into the archaeology of western Virginia. This type was named in a professional publication, but has limited or no professional references. This is a provisional type.
Cole's Mountain Triangle
Provisional TypeCluster: Eastern Archaic Triangle Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is
a small (1.25 to 1.75 inch) triangular stemmed to expanding stem point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily straight with a sharp tip. The stem This is a medium isosceles triangle (half as wide as the height) to equilateral triangle (as wide as the height) point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but may range from slightly excurvate to slightly incurvate. The base varies from straight to slightly concave. This point is commonly well made and has a random flaking pattern.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in the Piedmont and into the Blue Ridge region of Virginia.
This point is reported in the Piedmont and into the Blue Ridge region of Virginia.
Age / Periods:
Date: 5,800 - 5,300 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 5,800 - 5,300 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
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