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American paleoindian projectile point
Beaver Lake projectile point collected in Florida by Julius Alvin Hendrix, on display in the Matheson History Museum

The Beaver Lake point is a projectile point of the Paleoindian period. Archaeologists have related this point to the Dalton tradition and to the Simpson point. Beaver Lake points are lanceolate (leave-shaped), narrow, and side-notched. They are 4.1 to 5.1 cm long, 1.7 to 2.1 cm wide, and 0.4 to 0.5 cm thick. Beaver Lake points are found in the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and to a lesser extend in adjacent areas and much of the Southeastern United States.

References

  • Bullen, Ripley P. (1975). A Guide to the Identification of Florida Projectile Points (Revised ed.). Gainesville, Florida: Kendall Books. p. 47.
  • Warren, Lyman O.; Bullen, Ripley P. (March 1965). "A Dalton Complex from Florida". The Florida Anthropologist. XVIII (1): 30. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

External links

  • "Beaver Lake". Projectile Point Identification Guide. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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