Southeastern Hardin

The example to the far left is from the collection of Jackie Fuller and is from Georgia.  The point sin the center and to the far right are from the collections of Jim Tatum and are both from Florida.

Name: John Powell named the Southeastern Hardin for examples sparsely scattered across the Southeastern United States.[1] The Hardin name was applied to this type because of its resemblance to the much larger Hardin type described by Edward G. Scully.

Age: The type has been recovered in a Houston County site with Bolen, Greenbriar, Taylor and classic Dalton types. This association along with similar associations in Florida as well as their diagnostic characteristics would suggest that they belong to the Dalton time frame, dating to between 10,000 and 8,500 years BP.

Description: The Southeastern Hardin is a medium-sized point measuring 1.5 to 4 inches in length. The style of the type is similar to the Bolen type 3, but is generally more broad across the mid-point of the blade, has longer and more flaring barbs than the Bolen type and is not beveled. The blade has a lenticular cross-section with convex blade edges that meet at an acute distal end. The basal edge is usually convex and is smoothed.

Distribution: The primary range of distribution is from Georgia’s fall line northward.