Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Thomas M. N. Lewis and Madeline Kneberg
Named For: Green Briar area, Kentucky Lake, Tennessee
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site: Nuckolls Site, Humphrey County, Tennessee
Identified By: Thomas M. N. Lewis and Madeline Kneberg
Named For: Green Briar area, Kentucky Lake, Tennessee
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site: Nuckolls Site, Humphrey County, Tennessee
Point Validity:
Valid type
Lewis was a prominent anthropologist and professor at the University of Tennessee. He was instrumental in the formation of the Tennessee Archaeological Society and Tennessee Archaeologist journal where he served as editor. Kneberg was a prominent anthropologist and professor at the University of Tennessee. She is most recognized for her excavations through-out the Tennessee River Valley. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Lewis was a prominent anthropologist and professor at the University of Tennessee. He was instrumental in the formation of the Tennessee Archaeological Society and Tennessee Archaeologist journal where he served as editor. Kneberg was a prominent anthropologist and professor at the University of Tennessee. She is most recognized for her excavations through-out the Tennessee River Valley. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Dalton Greenbrier
Cluster: Dalton Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large auriculate point. The cross section may range from elliptical to rhomboid. The blade is primarily straight, but may be excurvate up to the hafting area. Fine serrations are commonly seen on the blade. Notches are broad and shallow forming shoulders are weak and at an upward slope. The hafting area is rectangular and concave on the blade forming auricle or ears. The base in concave. The base and hafting area hay have heavy grinding and thinning. The blade is most commonly serrated. The flaking pattern is random.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 35 to 90 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 20 mm, Blade Width - 20 to 30 mm, Neck / Waist width - 18 to 30 mm, Basal Width - 20 to 30 mm
Total Length - 35 to 90 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 20 mm, Blade Width - 20 to 30 mm, Neck / Waist width - 18 to 30 mm, Basal Width - 20 to 30 mm
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found through out the Tennessee River Valley and into the Blue Ridge regions, the lower Mississippi Valley, and into the Gulf states
This point is found through out the Tennessee River Valley and into the Blue Ridge regions, the lower Mississippi Valley, and into the Gulf states
Age / Periods:
Date: 10,500 - 8,500 B.P.
Cultural Period:Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 10,500 - 8,500 B.P.
Cultural Period:Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Early Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Arkabutla, Barnes, Candy Creek, Copena Articulated, Golondrina, Meserve, Midland, Nolichucky, Pelican, Plainview, San Patrice, Redstone, Santa Fe, Suwannee, Tallahassee, Wheeler Recurve
Arkabutla, Barnes, Candy Creek, Copena Articulated, Golondrina, Meserve, Midland, Nolichucky, Pelican, Plainview, San Patrice, Redstone, Santa Fe, Suwannee, Tallahassee, Wheeler Recurve
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Beaver Lake, Dalton, Dalton Breckenridge, Dalton Colbert, Dalton Hemphill, Dalton Hempstead, Dalton Nuckolls, Dalton Sloan, Hardaway Dalton, Hi-Lo, Quad
Beaver Lake, Dalton, Dalton Breckenridge, Dalton Colbert, Dalton Hemphill, Dalton Hempstead, Dalton Nuckolls, Dalton Sloan, Hardaway Dalton, Hi-Lo, Quad
