Savannah River point

The Savannah River point (also, Savannah River Stemmed or Appalachian Stemmed) is a Late Archaic period projectile point commonly found in the southeastern United States. The point is large, triangular, and has a square stem. It is relatively thin for its size. Savannah River points are 44 to 170 mm long, 35 to 70 mm wide, and 7 to 12 mm thick. A Small Savannah River point, a Cattle Run variant, an Otarre Stemmed variant, and a short-stemmed variant have also been described. The type was first described based on finds at Stallings Island. The points were formed by percussion flaking and finished using pressure flaking.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Savannah River". Virginia Department of Historic Resources - Points. 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. "Savannah River". Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland. December 30, 2012. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. Bissett, Thaddeus G.; Garrow, Patrick H. (2016). "The Long Branch Site (31JK477): A Late Archaic Savannah River Phase Occupation in the Appalachian Summit of Western North Carolina". Archaeology of Eastern North America. 44: 57–58. JSTOR 44808364.
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