Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James L. Mitchie
Named For: Edgefield County, South Carolina
Date Identified: 1978
Type Site:
Identified By: James L. Mitchie
Named For: Edgefield County, South Carolina
Date Identified: 1978
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Michie was an anthropologist and a professor at Coastal Carolina University. He served as the associate director at the Waccamaw Center for Historical and Cultural Studies. He named this type in a professional publication. This type has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Michie was an anthropologist and a professor at Coastal Carolina University. He served as the associate director at the Waccamaw Center for Historical and Cultural Studies. He named this type in a professional publication. This type has limited professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Edgefield Scraper
Hafted Shafted Scrapper (Converse, 1994)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 is long and
slightly expanding. The base may range from straight to slightly
convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Converse (1994) describes an Early Archaic "Hafted Shafted Scrapper" that was found through-out the Ohio River Basin. This was found to be the same type as the Edgefield Scrapper found in the Gulf Coastal region.
Converse (1994) describes an Early Archaic "Hafted Shafted Scrapper" that was found through-out the Ohio River Basin. This was found to be the same type as the Edgefield Scrapper found in the Gulf Coastal region.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This scrapper is most commonly associated with the Gulf coastal states. Dunnell et al (1970) reports this type at the Sloan Site in Pike County Kentucky. This type extends into Texas where it is referred to as Albany or Albany-Edgefield. Converse (1994) reports this type through-out the Ohio River Basin. This type may extend greater than shown above.
This scrapper is most commonly associated with the Gulf coastal states. Dunnell et al (1970) reports this type at the Sloan Site in Pike County Kentucky. This type extends into Texas where it is referred to as Albany or Albany-Edgefield. Converse (1994) reports this type through-out the Ohio River Basin. This type may extend greater than shown above.
Age / Periods:
Date: 9,000 - 7,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Early to Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 9,000 - 7,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Archaic
Glacial Period: Early to Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Albany Scrapper
Albany Scrapper
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
