Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Bennie Keel
Named For: Haywood County, North Carolina
Date Identified: 1972
Type Site:
Identified By: Bennie Keel
Named For: Haywood County, North Carolina
Date Identified: 1972
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Keel is an anthropologist and professor at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. He is considered an expert on southeastern archaeology and is dedicated to archaeological preservation. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 by the Society of American Archaeology. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Haywood Triangle
Cluster: Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Triangle Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium equilateral triangle point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The base ranges from straight to slightly concave. This point is often crudely made and has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 17 to 30 mm, Width - 14 to 22 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Total Length - 17 to 30 mm, Width - 14 to 22 mm (***based on small sample size***)
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Appalachian regions of North Carolina and into Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
This point is primarily found in the Appalachian regions of North Carolina and into Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,500 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Medieval Warm
Culture:
Date: 2,500 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Woodland
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Medieval Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
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
