Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Alamance County, North Carolina
Date Identified: 1963
Type Site:
Identified By: Floyd Painter
Named For: Alamance County, North Carolina
Date Identified: 1963
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 many 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 many professional references since that time. This point is considered a valid type.
Alamance
Cluster: Dalton Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick medium triangular auriculate point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is broad and may range from straight, to excurvate with some examples having almost parallel edges. The base is deeply concave. Heavy grinding on the hafting area is present on this type. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 30 to 80 mm, Width - 25 to 40 mm, Basal Concavity - 4 to 9 mm
Total Length - 30 to 80 mm, Width - 25 to 40 mm, Basal Concavity - 4 to 9 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is most commonly found in the Piedmont of North Carolina and into Virginia and South Carolina. This point may be found into the Coastal regions of those states.
Age / Periods:
Date: 10,000 - 9,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Paleo
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 10,000 - 9,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Paleo
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Beaver Lake, Dalton, Dalton Breckenridge, Dalton Colbert, Dalton Greenbrier, Dalton Hemphill, Dalton Hempstead, Dalton Nuckolls, Dalton Sloan, Hi-Lo, Quad, Russell Cave
Beaver Lake, Dalton, Dalton Breckenridge, Dalton Colbert, Dalton Greenbrier, Dalton Hemphill, Dalton Hempstead, Dalton Nuckolls, Dalton Sloan, Hi-Lo, Quad, Russell Cave
