Object ID:
1959.10.196
Object Name:
Point, Projectile
Dimensions:
H-0.889 W-2.794 L-8.509 cm
Description:
Dalton Point, Late Paleoindian to Early Archaic Periods.
Identifying Features include, Lanceolate (Base Shape), Ovate (Blade Shape), Concave (Base Shape). Blade edge is serrated on both sides.
Identifying Features include, Lanceolate (Base Shape), Ovate (Blade Shape), Concave (Base Shape). Blade edge is serrated on both sides.
Collection:
Native American-Kohnke Collection
Date:
8500-7500 BCE
VE Exhibit Label 1:
This cluster represents a change in lifestyle from the Paleo to the Archaic periods. This change can be seen not only in projectile points but also in the introduction of new tools like the adz and hafted scrappers.
Dalton points are most commonly found in the mid to lower Mississippi River valley and into the Tennessee River Valley. It is found with decreased frequency in the Ohio River Valley and into the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
The northern distribution into the Great Lakes area overlaps the common distribution of the Hi-Lo point. It has been suggested that actually the Dalton point does not extend into these areas, but instead is a variation of the Hi-Lo point.
Dalton points are most commonly found in the mid to lower Mississippi River valley and into the Tennessee River Valley. It is found with decreased frequency in the Ohio River Valley and into the eastern United States and southeastern Canada.
The northern distribution into the Great Lakes area overlaps the common distribution of the Hi-Lo point. It has been suggested that actually the Dalton point does not extend into these areas, but instead is a variation of the Hi-Lo point.
Collector:
Kohnke, Lothar
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