Afton

The Afton point is a medium to large, stemmed point with an angular blade outline. The cross-section is flattened. The shoulders are tapered. The blade is parallel angular; the distal end in particular. This stem is straight. The faces of the blade and stem are shaped by broad percussion flaking with some fine retouching along the edges. The type was named from specimens found near Afton, Oklahoma. These points have also been recovered in Madison County, Alabama. Another example of the same size and material and comparable characteristics was found on Camron site 48 across a small mountain pass in Lincoln County, Tennessee. To date these are the only examples classified from Alabama and adjacent areas. Both of these examples fall into a category described by Bell as a sub variety, since they have straight-rather than expanded-stems and no shoulder barbs.

Bell gives the general distribution as throughout northeastern Oklahoma in the adjacent regions of Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri as well as various sections of the Ohio Valley, particularly Ohio. He also indicates a pre–pottery cultural association. Overstreet illustrates two examples from Florence, Alabama. Overstreet also notes a “knob” blade corner on many examples.