Yadkin Large Triangular Point

• Summary description
  • A large, triangular point with a concave base and straight sides
• Form
  • Blade was triangular and broad, nearly equilateral.
  • Base was usually concave and on occasion extremely so.
  • Size: Length = 30 mm - 60 mm (average 45mm), Width = 20 mm - 40 mm (average 30mm).
• Distribution
  • North Carolina Piedmont
• Age
  • 3000 - 400 BCE
• Material
  • Major: Fine grained rhyolite and andesite
  • Minor: Fine grained argillite and novaculite (“Carolina Slate”)
• Technique of Manufacture
  • Produced by pressure flaking