Outline is Representative of Size and Shape: 
Name Details:
Identified By: Bennie C. Keel
Named For:
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site: Brevard area of North Carolina
Identified By: Bennie C. Keel
Named For:
Date Identified: 1988
Type Site: Brevard area of North Carolina
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.
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.
South Appalachian Pentagonal
Cluster: Mississippian Pentagonal Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small to medium pentagonal point with a flattened cross section. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate from the point to the hafting region. The hafting area may vary from straight to contracting giving the point a pentagonal shape. The blade may vary from symmetrical to asymmetrical. The base is most commonly straight. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 25 to 61 mm (42 mm average), Length of Hafting Area - 12 to 28 mm (20 mm average), Width - 24 to 21 mm (23 mm average), Thickness - 3 to 8 mm
Total Length - 25 to 61 mm (42 mm average), Length of Hafting Area - 12 to 28 mm (20 mm average), Width - 24 to 21 mm (23 mm average), Thickness - 3 to 8 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This type is older than the similar type Pee Dee described by Coe (1964) of the Piedmont.
This type is older than the similar type Pee Dee described by Coe (1964) of the Piedmont.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily associated with the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina (red). This point is thought to be the same as the Jack's Reef Pentagonal point which has a distribution as seen in yellow. Green represents the distribution of the South Appalachian Pentagonal.
This point is primarily associated with the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina (red). This point is thought to be the same as the Jack's Reef Pentagonal point which has a distribution as seen in yellow. Green represents the distribution of the South Appalachian Pentagonal.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,300 - 1,600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 2,300 - 1,600 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Woodland
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Conestee
Conestee
