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Name Details:
Named By: Joffre L Coe
Named For: Associated ceramics / culture
Date Identified: 1964
Type Site:
Vincent Triangle
(Cultural Type)
Cluster: Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Triangle Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,600 - 1,000 B.P.
Woodland
Roman Warm to Vandal
Minimum
Vincent Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small thin triangular point with a flattened cross section. The blade is primarily straight to slightly incurvate and forms an isosceles triangle (half as wide as the height). The base may range from slightly concaved to deeply concave and may have basal thinning. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data Needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina.
Similar Points:
Badin, Camp Creek, Caraway, Clarksville, Hamilton Triangle, Hillsboro, Fort Ancient, Madison, Levanna, Peedee, Yadkin Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Coe named and described many triangular points throughout North Carolina. Many of the types have overlapping characteristics and the key to the point type does not lie in the
characteristics of the point, but the associated ceramics found with the point and the associated culture.
Pictures:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Coe was a highly respected and
pioneering anthropologist in North Carolina archaeology and a preeminent authority on eastern North American anthropology. This type was named in a professional
publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
These points are found in association with Vincent ceramics.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30
Vincent Projectile Point, Vincent Arrowhead
