Conerly

Name: The type was named for the Conerly site near Sardis in Burke County, Georgia.

Age: A feature at the Phinizy Swamp site in Richmond County that contained Conerly points was dated at 4805 BP. Whatley suggested a possible relationship to the Guilford type with a date range between 5500 and 4800 BP.[1]

Description: Conerly points, often called Briar Creek Lanceolates in Georgia, are a medium to large-sized points measuring between 57 and 105 mm in length.The blade is often thick with excurvate edges and weal shoulders. The stem is nearly as wide as the blade and is tapered with an incurvate basal edge.Whatley compared the Conerly to the Guilford and Savannah River points.

Distribution: The distribution range of Conerly points is very narrow occurring between Lincoln and Burke counties along the Savannah River.

[1] Whatley, John S., An Overview of Georgia Projectile Points And Selected Cutting Tools, Early Georgia, Vol. 30, No. 1, The Society for Georgia Archaeology. April, 2002, p.27