Palmer Corner-Notched Point

  • Summary Description
    • Small, corner-notched blade with a straight, ground base and pronounced serrations
  • Form
    • Blade is small and triangular with straight sides that are occasionally round or concave. Typically serrated, sometimes deeply.
    • Base is straight or ground with characteristic base grinding
    • Corner-notches are small, narrow and U-shaped. Located precisely in corner such that the bottom of notch formed projecting barbs.
    • Size: Length = 28 mm - 60 mm (average 35mm), Width = 15 mm - 25 mm (average 20 mm), Thickness averages 8 mm.
  • Distribution
    • Hardaway site in North Carolina
    • Widely in eastern US. More common than Hardaway points.
  • Age
    • 10,000 – 8,000 BCE
  • Material
    • Major: Argillite, novaculite (“Carolina Slate”)
    • Minor: Quartz and chert
  • Technique of Manufacture
    • Pressure flaking upon a prismatic flake of proper proportions
    • Serration made at time point was finished
    • Base was ground flat



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