Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Haw River, North Carolina
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Haw River, North Carolina
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site:
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.
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.
Haw River Lanceolate
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium to large lanceolate point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in and curving back in towards the base. The base has a center notch and rounded basal corners. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 70 to 120 mm, Blade Width - 22 to 50 mm, Basal Concavity - 3 to 5 mm (***based on small sample size***).
Length - 70 to 120 mm, Blade Width - 22 to 50 mm, Basal Concavity - 3 to 5 mm (***based on small sample size***).
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This point is thought to have evolved into the later Alamance point.
This point is thought to have evolved into the later Alamance point.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point are primarily found through out the Piedmont and coastal regions of North Carolina, Virginia, and into South Carolina. This point has been reported into the Tennessee River Basin, Ohio River Valley and into New York with decreased frequency.
This point are primarily found through out the Piedmont and coastal regions of North Carolina, Virginia, and into South Carolina. This point has been reported into the Tennessee River Basin, Ohio River Valley and into New York with decreased frequency.
Age / Periods:
Date: 10,000 - 8,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 10,000 - 8,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
