Ledbetter

Name: The Pickwick point was named for examples recovered from sites along the Pickwick Basin of the Tennessee River Valley. The Ledbetter point was named for examples recovered from the Ledbetter site in Benton County, Tennessee.

Age: Recoveries of Pickwick points in Alabama site indicate a span of use between late Middle Archaic and early Woodland sites. Recoveries of Ledbetter points indicate a Late Archaic to Woodland date between 4990 and 4020 BP.

Description: Both types are medium sized points measuring between 2.75 to 3 inches in length. Both types have a large triangular blade with excurvate to recurve blade edges. The stems are straight to tapering with a flat to slightly excurvate basal edge. Both have shoulders that are straight to tapering in relation to the stem. The key difference is the blade of the Ledbetter that is typically offset slightly from the center of the stem. Even this is due to resharpening.

Distribution: Examples in Georgia are most often recovered along the fall line.

Information for this article was derived from John S.  Whatley, Early Georgia: An overview of Georgia Projectile Points and Selected Cutting Tools, The Society for Georgia Archaeology, Vol. 30, No.1 2002