Damron

Name: The Damron point was named by James Cambron for examples from the Damron site in Lincoln County, Tennessee where several examples were recovered.Before Cambron’s naming, the type had been known as the Upper Valley Side Notched point.

Age: Examples of the Damron point were recovered from the Quad site in Limestone County, Alabama, from the Archaic level 8 of zone A at the Stanfield-Worley Bluff Shelter site, from the Middle Archaic and Woodland stratum of the Flint Creek Rock Shelter site, and from the Woodland level of the Flint River Mound.These and other recoveries lead investigators to believe the type dated between 4000 and 5000 B.P.

Description: The Damron is a medium sized point with shallow side notches.The face of the blade is shaped with fairly deep random flaking.Fine pressure flaking along the straight blade edges often result in serration.The distal end is acute.The notches are formed by the removal of flakes near the basal edge.The basal edge is formed with short, deep flakes that often cause the edge to appear beveled or the face may be simply thinned.Materials local to sites of recovery were most often used.

Distribution: The focus of recovery for these points is south-central Tennessee and northern Alabama.