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Name: Ripley Bullen named the Hernando point for Hernando County, Florida.
Age: Hernando points have an Early Woodland association between2500 and 2000 BP in southern Georgia. Their association with Tallahassee points in Middle Woodland times may have extended their use in Florida to as late as 1200 BP.
Description: The Hernando is a small to medium sized point measuring from 1.5 to 2.5 inches in length. They are Georgia’s only basil-notched point. The blade is triangular from its acute distal end to its basal edge. The cross-section is flattened with basal notches that may, on rare occasion appear to form a central stem (figures 4,7, & 8). Blade edges are straight to incurvate.
Distribution: Hernando points are found along the southern counties of Georgia to the Fall line.
