Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina
Date Identified: 1963
Type Site:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina
Date Identified: 1963
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Painter is a respected archaeologist who spent decades documenting Paleo to post-contact cultures in Virginia Region. This type was named in a professional publication and has had professional references since that time. This point is considered a valid type.
Painter is a respected archaeologist who spent decades documenting Paleo to post-contact cultures in Virginia Region. This type was named in a professional publication and has had professional references since that time. This point is considered a valid type.
Dismal Swamp Stemmed
Cluster: Susquehanna Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a broad medium asymmetrical triangular stemmed point with a flattened cross section. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate. The shoulders are commonly described as barbed, however, one shoulder may range from horizontal to having a downward slope while the other shoulder is commonly sloped upwards. The stem may range from straight to slightly expanding. The base may vary from straight to concave. Grinding is commonly seen on the hafting region of this point. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina (Dismal Swamp region).
This point is primarily found in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina (Dismal Swamp region).
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,500 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 3,500 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Ashtabula, Drybrook, Orient, Susquehanna Broad Spear, Perkiomen, Wayland
Ashtabula, Drybrook, Orient, Susquehanna Broad Spear, Perkiomen, Wayland
