Kirk Stemmed Point

• Summary Description
  • Long, dagger-like with deep serrations and broad stem
• form
  • Blade was long, narrow and thick. Edges were concave toward base but recurved toward point.
  • Base is straight or slightly rounded
  • Corner-notches are broad producing an expanding stem toward base and shoulders that projected slightly backward
  • Size: Length = 70 mm - 150 mm (average 100mm), Width = 30 mm - 50 mm (average 35 mm), Thickness =8 mm - 15 mm (average 10mm).
• Distribution
  • Carolina piedmont
• Age
  • 8,000 – 6,000 BCE
• Material
  • Major: Argillite or novaculite (“Carolina Slate”)
  • Minor: Igneous rocks and never quartz
• Technique of Manufacture
  • Initially by broad shallow percussion flakes. Then edges were shaped by pressure flaking and finally the serrations were made