The Dalton tradition is a Late Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic

projectile point In North American archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have ...

tradition. These points appeared in most of Southeast North America around 10,000–7,500 BC. :''"They are distinctive artifacts, having concave bases with "ears" that sometimes flare outward (Fagan 2005)."'' These tools not only served as points but also as

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s and

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. They were often changed in form and function because the hunters would sharpen the points over and over and would eventually turn them into knives then chisels or

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s. A variant on the Dalton point is the Hardaway point of

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References

* Fagan, Brian. ''Ancient North America.'' Thames & Hudson Ltd: London. 2005

External links

Dalton Tradition in No Carolina

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