Taylor

Name: James L. Michie named the Taylor point.[1]

Age: The alternate beveling and smoothed basal edges and side notching characteristic of the Early Archaic period would suggest that the Taylor point belongs to the same context as the Bolen of Florida and the Big Sandy of Alabama. In his testing at the Brassell site (9GL6),[2] K.E. Sassaman dated the Taylor point at between 9,900 and 9,500 radiocarbon years BP, assigning them to the emergence of the Early Archaic period.

Description: The Taylor is a medium-sized, side-notched point. The basal edge is flat to slightly concave and is smoothed for halfting. The notches are typically rounded (figure b), but may angle slightly upward (figure d). Rejuvenation typically takes the form of left-side alternate beveling. The Taylor point corresponds closely to the type one Bolen of Florida, but typically has a wider and squarer base below the notch.

Distribution: Taylor points are widely distributed in Georgia with the greatest concentration at and above the fall line.