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Name Details:
Named By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1963
Type Site: Waratan Site, Chowan County, North Carolina
Waratan
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Quartz and quartzite
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,000 - 1,000 B.P.
Woodland
Roman to Medieval Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
broad medium to large triangular point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight, but some examples have an excurvate blade. The shoulders are weak and have an upward slope. Parallel notches are low on the blade creating a very short expanding stem. The base is concave which may
give the point the appearance of ears or articulates. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 30 to
50 mm, Stem Length to Center of Notch - 3 to 6 mm, Blade
Width - 20 to 30 mm, Neck Width - 14 to 21 mm, Basal
Width - 16 to 24 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the coastal regions of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and into Delaware and New Jersey. This point is found into the Piedmont of North
Carolina and Virginia.
Related / Associated Points:
Potts Additional Comments:
Distinguishable from the Potts Projectile point
by the base, the Potts Point has a straight base where the Waratan
Point has the concave base. Both points may be found
together.
Other points in this Cluster:
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.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30
Waratan Projectile Point, Waratan Arrowhead
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