Cumberland

Name: The Cumberland point was named for the Cumberland River Valley in Tennessee.

Age: Cumberland points were recovered with Big Sandy points and classic Dalton forms at the lowest levels of the University of Alabama site and are considered part of the Late Paleoindian period dating sometime prior to 10,000 BP.[1]

Description: Flutes that run the full length of the blade characterize the Cumberland point. The hafting area is waisted similar to the Simpson point. The basal ears of the Cumberland point flare widely with a concave basal edge. The type is smoothed along the basal edge.

 Distribution: Cumberland pointds appear in Georgia in limited numbers. A recent survey identified only nine three Cumberland types, all recovered at or above Georgia’s fall line.

[1] Cambron, James W. and David C. Hulse, Handbook of Alabama Archaeology. Alabama Archaeological Society, Huntsville, Alabama, June 1990 pp36